Tato sága se odehrává ve světě, kde jsou ženy s magickými schopnostmi pronásledovány a kde se hlavní hrdinka musí skrývat pod mužskou identitou, aby přežila. Když je její tajemství odhaleno, čelí smrtelnému nebezpečí a musí bojovat o holý život. Série prozkoumává témata identity, přežití a vzpoury proti společenským normám a očekáváním.
The story follows Kai, a female sorceress known as a Moonburner, who is despised by her society and typically killed at birth. Her parents have protected her by raising her as a boy for nearly seventeen years. However, when their village faces an attack, her true identity is exposed, leading to her death sentence. The narrative explores themes of identity, survival, and the struggle against societal norms.
Kai, the newly-crowned queen of Miina, finds her reign threatened by a plague of natural disasters that leave death and destruction in their wake. Are the gods truly angry at the peace between the moon and sunburners, or is something more sinister to blame? Kai's throne and her very life may be forfeit unless she can appease the gods' anger and her peoples' superstitions. Determined to find a solution, Kai and the Sunburner Prince Hiro embark on an extraordinary and dangerous journey to discover the true cause of the plagues. What they find is an ancient enemy determined to plunge their world into eternal darkness -- and one desperate chance to save it
Strangers from two different worlds. Together, they can save them both. Apart, all falls to darkness.