About the book: year / Human greed gave birth to a whole world. From now on, it is inhabited by patrons, guardians and a ruthless ruling power called the Overlords. Mildred Hayes becomes one of them. She is destined to destroy the Faugs - a creation and mistake of the Guardians' magic. The bad reputation she acquires during her training and the identity that the surrounding society sees in her because of Juelle Bertrand makes the girl a major target. Now Mildred must pass not only the Tests, but also get to the promised pedestal without being broken into pieces. When secret conspiracies are woven around, and Mildred's circle is hiding something important about her, it turns out to be a daunting task. She has to act quickly, cruelly and selfishly, sometimes stupidly. Each Test is a fiery whip, awakening in her not so much anger and resentment as a feeling of destructive revenge.