

But the High Lord’s heir is suspiciously ill and Kaylin’s healing magic is the only shot at saving him – if she manages to dodge the traps laid for her. And Kaylin’s never been known for her grace or manners. Kaylin goes before the Barrani High Court, where a misspoken word brings sure death. A world where silk and jewels hide deadly secrets… And so, after defeating a dark evil, Kaylin must enter a place of deceit and treachery. In Elantra, a job well done is rewarded with a more dangerous task. Read the first chapter: Cast in Shadow.pdf or html.īack Cover: No good deed goes unpunished… Her task is simple – find the killer, stop the murders…and survive the attenions of those who claim to be her allies! Kaylin is ordered back into Nightshade with a partner she knows she can’t trust, a Dragon lord for a companion and a device to contain her powers – powers that no other human has. Alongside the winged Aerians and the immortal Barrani, she’s made a place for herself, far from the mean streets of her birth.īut children are once again dying, and a dark and familiar pattern is emerging. Since then, she’s learned to read, she’s learned to fight and she’s become one of the vaunted Hawks who patrol and police the City of Elantra. Children were being murdered – an all had the same odd markings that mysteriously appeared on her own skin… Back Cover: Seven years ago Kaylin fled the crime-riddled streets of Nightshade, knowing that something was after her.
