A new fantasy novel by Ren Baek: In a world where animals and humans are connected in ways we could never fully understand, the millennia have changed more than just the landscape. Each sept has an animal they are connected to and that tie cannot be severed. This world is ruled by Doyennes who possess the ability to be in sync with their animals along with their people. Many breeds of living creatures roam and rule the world, however, with that brings those who seek to tear it down and destroy those who have evolved. Follow Charis Panthos, the newest Doyenne to rule the Nekojin and protect the Panther Sept. Mere weeks after her Ascension Day, the day her Animalia gene activated, the fate of her people hang in the balance with dark days of war and uncertainty ahead.