Every fifty years, champions enter the cursed Taking Trees forest in an attempt to break the ancient curse slowly consuming the surrounding kingdoms.

Ferris Creed enters the deadly Great Hunt for one reason: to win the magical boon that could save her future. Inside the forest she encounters Prince Bane, a feared ruler tied to the Hollows—soulless creatures and restless spirits that haunt the woods. Together they're pulled into a dangerous game involving thirteen lost spirits, scattered magical amulets, and an ancient corruption at the heart of the forest.