After returning to Fairyland, September discovers that her stolen shadow has become the Hollow Queen, the new ruler of Fairyland-Below, who's stealing the magic and shadows from Fairyland folk and refusing to give them back.
Twelve-year-old September's ordinary life in Omaha turns to adventure when a Green Wind takes her to Fairyland to retrieve a talisman the new and fickle Marquess wants from the enchanted woods.
"September has been crowned as Queen of Fairyland but the Kingdom is in chaos. Magic has brought every King, Queen, or Marquees of Fairyland back to life, each with a claim on the throne"--