The year is 1348. The Black Death ravages Europe, transforming idyllic pastures into mass graves and flourishing cities into putrid wastelands. Amid the terror of this new landscape, a lively and intelligent twelve-year-old orphan named Finas serves as the conscripted caretaker of a dying Alsatian village. When the mortal fear of her neighbors is revealed, it strikes with horrific viciousness. Finas is forever changed.

The scenes and companions of her life evolve as she travels across centuries and continents, but her goal remains fixed— use science to cure what ails humanity. Consumed by her obsession, Finas strives to overcome all obstacles, even death itself.

Cover by Kate O’Hara

Softcover printed in the United States by Edition One Books.