The FarSeers among the Sidhe of Elfhame Avalon must find a child seen in a vision and protect her from the evils of the human and elven worlds. Otherwise, she will never grow up to become Elizabeth I, Queen of England.

Good and evil fairy factions continue to battle over the fate of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII, in this lighthearted, historically detailed third installment in the Scepter'd Isle series. To prevent the 14-year-old red-haired princess from ascending the throne, the Dark Sidhe, or Unseleighe, plan to destroy her benevolent Seleighe guardians, Lord Denoriel and his twin sister, Aleneil. Without them to guide her, Elizabeth might slip up, misbehave...