Follows a crow family, the Kinaars, who, while attending the annual Gathering, find their lives plunged into danger and chaos when violence ensues, leading to a tribunal judgement that divides them.
On the run from the brutal Kuper and his fanatical Collection, Kyp and the remains of the flock search for a safe haven during a time of dark omens and terror that divides the flock and forces Kyp to
Kyp, one of the few survivors after the Kinnaars, a family of crows, is hit by a plague, sets off alone to find his friend, Kym, who was captured by humans, and is joined along the way by other crows
