Constance Beausoleil must escape Toorst, the logical human land of steam and science. At a ball, she accidentally finds herself at the center of a bloody accident- and the subject of the eyre of the king of Maalvaith, she shadow of the human world where all monsters reside. The king is displeased- how was this human able to kill a vampire with a simple stab? Is she the feared prophecy child? Will she succumb to her heart's call, or listen to the logic the human world tried to instill in her? Follow her tale of love, gutwrenching adventure, and magical monsters in Taken By Darkness.