Anne de Vernase rejoices that she has no talent for magic. But she is dismayed to learn the king intends to barter her hand in marriage. Anne recognizes that the summoning carries implications far beyond her bleak future. And a murder in the queen's inner circle convinces Anne that her young sister's magical death wasn't accidental.
With no one to trust, Anne must take on her sister's legacy to discover the truth-thrusting herself into a centuries-old struggle that could forever alter the boundaries of magic, nature, and the divine.
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From the Author:
Scholarly, reclusive Anne de Vernase rejoices that she has no talent for magic. Her father's treason has left her beloved family in ruins and her future bleak. But a royal summons and a trail of murder force Anne to take up a magical puzzle left by her dying sister. With none to trust but a friend she cannot see, she plunges into the midst of a centuries-old rivalry and comes face-to-face with the boundaries of death and the most dangerous sorcerer in Sabria - Dante.
About the Author:
Though Colorado is home, Carol Berg's roots are in Texas, in a family of teachers, musicians, and railroad men. She has degrees in mathematics from Rice University and computer science from the University of Colorado, but managed to squeeze in minors in English and art history along the way. She has combined a career as a software engineer with her writing, while also raising three sons. She lives with her husband at the foot of the Colorado mountains.
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- PublisherAce
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0451463994
- ISBN 13 9780451463999
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages544
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