Enter the magical city of Arcato: an old port town somewhere in our modern world, a town where gemstones have begun to mysteriously appear...gemstones whose mystical powers aren't mere myth or legend but frighteningly real, casting their spells for good and ill. And the gemstones aren't all that's awry: Gods and tricksters have been let loose, sowing chaos on the streets of Arcato. Caught in this maelstrom of magic and chance are four people whose lives become inextricably intertwined: Lucinda de Francesco, an embittered young woman who has no interest in falling under the influence of Gods, gems, or any man; Alasdair, a shaman of sorts who can read and invoke the power of the stones; Sebastian Keane, an antiques dealer who pursues Lucinda with charm, persistence, and other, mysterious means; and Michael Fortunato, an 11-year-old boy who - under the influence of Gods and gems - may have become a killer.
- ISBN10 0312858795
- ISBN13 9780312858797
- Publish Date 1 June 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 December 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Tor Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 496
- Language English