"An orphan girl undertakes a dangerous journey to rescue her friend the prince from a powerful sorceress." -- Provided by publisher.
An orphan girl called Nothing slips within the shadows of the vast palace of the Empress, unseen except by the Great Demon of the palace and her true friend, Prince Kirin, heir to the throne. When Kirin is kidnapped, only Nothing and the prince's bodyguard suspect that Kirin may have been taken by the Sorceress Who Eats Girls, a powerful woman who has plagued the land for decades. Nothing and the bodyguard set out on a rescue mission, through demon-filled rain forests and past to the gates of the Fifth Mountain. All magic is a bargain-- but the price the Sorceress demands for Kirin may very well cost Nothing her heart. -- adapted from jacket
