Queen Dagan is master of all she surveys, with an ego to match - until she's toppled by a revolution led by the charismatic Humble Joan. The Queen becomes a fugitive in her own land, a hefty bounty on her head.

With the help of Shulmay, a former servant with a lot of secrets - and Bobik, a shit-shoveller who wants more out of life - Queen Dagan must face every conceivable hardship and danger as she embarks on a voyage to win back her throne. She also has to face up to the very worst parts of herself. Can she become Queen again? And can she become a better person while she does it? And what if she has to choose?