Can a prophecy be broken? I'm old. Long past the prime of my life, I'm more than content to live out the rest of my days as a teacher among the tribes. When I first met Ilanna, I thought she was like every other student in my class. A little odd, perhaps, in that she has an inner strength and maturity not often found in one her age.Then the unthinkable happens and the school is destroyed. She and I are the only survivors, taken by the nomadic clansmen. Our enemies are violent and relentlessly cruel. We must learn to lean on each other if we ever hope to make it through the winter, and to freedom on the other side.This book contains all three novels in the Modakku Anthologies: Fog and Flame, Snow and Ash, and Water and Bone. Together, they tell one story - Ilanna's story - of torment, magic, and legacy.