Imagine a world where the ordinary and the extraordinary co-exist, where tall fire-breathing salamanders live alongside men and magic runs in certain bloodlines.
Melke is a wraith, able to walk unseen. Feared by all, hunted and hated, she has lost everything-except her younger brother. Now she is forced to do the unthinkable: in exchange for her brother's freedom, she must use her magical gift to steal.
But Melke's thieving has devastating consequence-and undoing her crime may cost Melke her own life.
"Dark and compelling. Emily Gee is a storyteller to watch."
~ Nalini Singh, author of the Psy-Changeling and Guild Hunter series
"Her haunting prose reads like Hans Christian Andersen for twenty-first century adults."
~ Mindy Klasky, author of the Glasswrights series
Nominated for two RITA® Awards: Best First Book and Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements.
Finalist in the Sir Julius Vogel Awards.
