Missing girls. A plea for help she can't ignore. An ancient enemy with plans of his own.Nine-year-old girls are missing from across the lands. Yvonne has promised to find them, and she always keeps her promises. Even when she doesn't know where to start looking.There's more trouble around. Mercenaries are disappearing. The ancient enemy has risen, more dangerous than anything she has encountered before. And an old ally wants her help.Before she can set out to look for the girls, Yvonne has to survive the goblin court, where a wrong word could mean death.The Reckoning continues Yvonne's story, which started in The Gathering. If you like your fantasy with plenty of mystery and magic, and a strong heroine, you'll want to continue this fantasy series by Vanessa Nelson.