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Maera is the daughter of the King of Nightmare, and she has never quite fit in. Living in a land where everyone seems to know their place, all she wants is to discover her own purpose. But that clarity is hard to find when you live in Nightmare.

A brilliant research scientist, William Mears, is working on his thesis to receive his doctorate from the University of Southern California. The focus of his dissertation is to discover how to repair injuries to the human body that are considered to be irreparable leveraging adult stem cells. After many failures, he comes to the conclusion that the only way to truly repair these tissues is through the use of embryonic stem cells (ESCs). But these cells can't come from just any source - they need to be ESCs from the specific individual in need of healing.

Princess Casandra, daughter of the Dragon Judge, knows there is nothing she cannot do. No cliff she cannot climb, no fight she cannot win, no man who can best her in a battle of wits. So when her best friend is banished for failing the Dragon Judge’s test, there is no question in her mind. She has to set this right. She has to get her best friend back. She has to rid the world of a slumbering evil her father is too cowardly to face.