"The Red Queen's grandson Prince Jalan Kendeth ... is one who can see the Silent Sister. Tenth in line for the throne and content with his role as a minor royal, he pretends that the hideous crone is not there. But war is coming. Witnesses claim an undead army is on the march, and the Red Queen has called on her family to defend the realm. Jal thinks it's all a rumor -- nothing that will affect him. But he is wrong ..."--Page 4 of cover.
