The rebels on the other side of the Shadowpass are massing, and refugees are flooding in to the city. Scared, penniless and not exactly welcome, they are desperate for the protection of the Nest, and the powerful mages who live there. But there is dissension in the Nest's ranks, and there is always someone willing to make money from the fearful.
The mages believe they have a secret weapon - a captured lightborn, kept prisoner by a magical slave collar and forced to do their bidding. But Tatters and Isha, tentative friends despite their suspicion of each other's motives, know something the mages do not.
The rebels are aware of the lightborn. They know how to deal with it. And they are ready for war...
- ISBN10 1473234425
- ISBN13 9781473234420
- Publish Date 11 May 2023
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 July 2024
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Gollancz
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 368
- Language English