You’ve heard of the traveling Carnival with the notorious and morally questionable magician, Legend. Seeing Caraval and Legend work their magic in person is your biggest dream. You write to him throughout your entire childhood, desperate and begging. You finally get a response and therefore a way off of the isolated and abusive island you call home. You take your sister and an infuriatingly handsome companion, only to learn that attending this carnival and playing its game might be a smidge more dangerous than you thought. But it’s only a game, right? What harm could possibly be done?