Norse legend has it that the arms of the Yggdrasil tree-a sacred instrument of Odin-are ever-reaching, and its survival is necessary for life itself to continue.During Winter's Solstice, when the search for her mortal mother begins, Za will have to cross over the Ebon Branch of the Dead-a feat that has supposedly never been survived intact. But if she does make it across and back home, she just might discover why she and the other three Norn Sisters of Fate came to be.A fairytale at heart, this is the second chapter in the epic saga of the youngest and most fickle of the four Norn Sisters. The same feisty immortal creature who must discover her true origins to understand her inherent inner darkness. Only this way can she learn the meaning of unconditional sacrifice in the name of impenetrable love...when, as her destiny would have it, all the branches of such a powerful tree tremble treacherously in her tiny little hands.A veritable unraveling of Snow White, the narrative of Where Ebon Sounds Like Ivory journeys through the most horrible of realms where shocking truths emerge. Here where death mimics life, obsession masquerades as devotion, and the most unexpected endings become the most surprising beginnings of a classic tale. One...you thought you knew so well.Welcome to a place where the darkest of melodies births a miraculous tune of surrenderance. Here Where Ebon Sounds Like Ivory and Christmas, as we know it, begins.