A gemcutter’s daughter, Jena yearns to create jewellery for the Diadem Court – until the night a mysterious noble appears, wearing a ring only Jena can see. Its touch transports her to a distant fortress, where Jena learns that she possesses incredible, undreamt-of magical powers.

Now, faced with a murderous plot for control of the Adamant Throne, Jena must master two sources of wonder. For only a wizard can wield the magic able to save the Diadem, and only a gemcutter can cleave the facets of sorcery that threaten to shatter the world…

‘An impressive first novel, full of invention’ – Joel Rosenberg, author of The Silver Stone