one wakes in a strange land; the other waits in the dark, and a rescue turns into a reckoning.in the second book of the death book series, the line between life and death blurs, and evil forces conspire against clarke and alison, putting their friendship to the ultimate test.clarke carpenter awakens in the mysterious realm of teleran. she's haunted by a dream of alison imprisoned in a dark dungeon, a dream that she quickly learns is reality. determined to rescue her friend, clarke teams up with a band of fae, racing against time to unravel the secrets of this enchanting yet treacherous world.meanwhile, alison villareal finds herself trapped in a gloomy cell, convinced that a grave mistake has been made. as she wrestles with her outrage and frustration, she can't shake the feeling that clarke is somehow to blame for her predicament.