Years have passed, and Deelie and Cerys now fight on the front lines of the war between cyrens and humankind. Humans have crafted talismans against the cyrens' deathsongs, and ocean tempests stronger than any in living memory threaten their home waters. When a storm leads to a freak accident, hope returns to the pair - and a glimpse of the queens they will become. The Tides of War is the third Cyren Queen Origins novella, a prequel to A Lair of Bones.