An ancient curse. A frozen wasteland. A fight for her very existence. Will Dela have what it takes to survive the Bitter cold?

Ever since she was a young girl, Dela has seen the world a little differently. To her people--a group of nomads who roam the wasteland they call the Bitters--it would seem like madness. To the religious authorities, it would look like a curse, and could earn her nothing less than exile. So she's kept it a secret, always careful with what she's said and what she's thought.

When a blizzard forces her people to traverse a mountain pass in the dead of night, she becomes separated from them--lost, and certain to die, unless she can find some way to cross the mountains and catch up. But she is not alone in this harsh wilderness, and she can't be sure who--or what--she can trust.