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A game is played in the fog-shrouded city of Rodaas, and every citizen, from the nameless of the Shallows to the noblest of the Garden, is a player or a pawn. And no one is as he appears. Not Minette, brothel-keeper and obsessive collector of secrets. Not Uncle Cornelius, fearsome chief of the gang of brutes and murderers known as the Red. Not the cults of Death, Wisdom, and Illumination, eternally scheming and plotting along the Godswalk. And certainly not the orphaned bread girl known as Duchess. Yet armed with nothing more than her wits, her good friend Lysander and a brass mark of dubious origin Duchess will dare to play that game for the most coveted of prizes: initiation into a secret society of thieves, spies and rumormongers who stand supreme in a city where corruption and lies are common coin. The Grey. |
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The Reviews
"I enjoyed it very much...it became un-put-downable. Sign me up for the sequels!" "A really well-put-together adventure story...soberly faces the ugliness and inequality of a fantasy-medieval society...thumbs up, go check it out." "The writing is excellent...the story hits the turbo button and becomes a terrific page turner...these two authors have a sure touch for creating the emotional resonance that I look for in a book." "An interesting first novel... the setting is realistic and flavorful, and the story has good pacing... the buildup is steady and the payoff worthwhile." "The world-building in this novel is impressive...a fast-paced, focused and well written novel." "Character-driven, tightly-plotted, and propelled along by an intriguing central mystery...a refreshing addition to the fantasy genre." "The authors spend a good deal of time building up an interesting world...there’s always something exciting – or dangerous – just around that alley corner." "...new and wonderfully different..." "The ending kept me up until 2 AM so I could finish it...I had an early day next day, but damn it, I had to know what the whole thing was about!" | |||||||
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About the Book
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"The story pulls in the reader from the first sentence and doesn’t let go...a fresh, compelling twist on fantasy."