Empire of Talents
3 primary works
Book 1
Blurs are fast.
Muscles are strong.
Shields have impervious skin.
Mimics can change their appearance.
And all of them are in danger.
Mica Graydier can change her face to resemble anyone. She dreams of using her Mimic skills on daring spy missions in enemy territory. Instead, she’s sent to work for a frivolous young princess in the Windfast Empire’s capital. Infiltrating tea parties and collecting palace gossip makes Mica want to kill someone—preferably the princess herself—but she soon learns there’s more to this world than extravagant parties.
When her fellow Talents start disappearing, Mica gets caught up in a web of courtly intrigues and treacherous secrets. She must use her abilities to uncover the hidden foe lurking in the imperial palace—before she disappears too.
She can change her face, but can she play the game?
From the author of Steel and Fire comes a tale of mystery, romance, and courtly intrigue in a decadent fantasy empire.
Book 2
Mica Graydier would rather confront an assassin than attend a ball.
As the full-time imposter for an imperial princess, Mica must face simpering ladies, overeager suitors, and the occasional assassination attempt. But her biggest challenge is getting along with Princess Jessamyn herself, especially when the princess refuses to end their imposter charade and take back her crown.
When a strange man appears in Jewel Harbor with too many Talents and an incurable case of madness, Mica vows to find her old adversary and end his schemes for good. But she and Jessamyn still share a single face, and as their purposes diverge, their friendship will be stretched to the breaking point.
Mica wants to serve the empire, but that task is getting harder--and it may require the ultimate betrayal.
Two missions. One face. An empire on the brink of war.
Book 3
Change your face. Find the secret. Save the world.
As war rages with the dreaded Obsidian King, Mica and the disgraced Lord Caleb chase the bearer of a deadly secret across the Windfast Empire. When their quarry slips out of their grasp, they must travel straight to the heart of enemy territory.
In the mysterious land of Obsidian, they meet an unexpected ally with a mission of his own. They’ll have to work together to pull off the ultimate impersonation. But there’s more going on in the austere foreign kingdom than they realize—and anyone could be a traitor.
Can Mica complete her mission before the Obsidian King conquers her homeland? Or will the tyrant use the missing secret to destroy everyone she loves?