Across

Marie Nettleson thinks she has finally found a way to escape her heritage when extraordinary circumstances give her a place on Earth’s first expedition to an alternate dimension. Just weeks after graduating from high school, Marie finds herself in Maretzia, a land whose culture is as luxurious as it is brutal. Ruled by the mysterious Emperor Sidriel, Maretzia both fascinates and frightens Marie. However, as time passes in Sidriel’s court, Marie not only begins to doubt the sincerity of Sidr...