"It is the aftermath of a long war, in a world of constant winter. When an intelligence spy from the Resistance--the rabbit, Hardin--steals secret information from a military base of the Tegime, his actions set off a chain of events that reverberates through the ranks of both sides, touching everyone from the highest-ranking officials to the smallest orphaned child. When the snow finally settles, who will be the true patriot and who the true traitor?"--cProvided by publisher.