Return to the world of Silnarra and discover the world above the sands. Jane and Ruric continue to struggle as the relationship they have built slowly starts to unravel. Jane's siblings learn what life inside the City is really like. And a goblin boy is kidnapped from Below, causing an age old question to arise. What will happen if the humans find out that goblins do exist? Together, Jane and Ruric must return the goblin boy to his home before the humans discover his existence. Their band of goblins and humans must travel across the deadly sands that Jane called home to find their way to the glistening City which houses the most dangerous person they have faced yet. They will fight many adversaries, disband many beliefs, and ultimately find out that not every situation is black and white. To save the people she loves, Jane must reveal that humans and goblins are far more similar than she had anticipated. This book is the second in the Beneath Sands series. It is recommended that you read the first book "The Goblin Bride" before this one.