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Exiled from the court of Queen Elizabeth for denouncing a powerful nobleman, swordsman‑turned‑spy Mal Catlyn has spent the past year in France with his young valet, Coby Hendricks. Yet Mal conceals a darker secret: he and his twin brother share a soul that once belonged to a skrayling, a mystical creature from the New World. When a brittle dream of a skrayling shipwreck in the Mediterranean begins to manifest, it compels Mal to venture to the glittering but treacherous city of Venice. There, he must navigate shifting alliances and confront the truth of his dual nature, all while the weight of his past and the safety of those he cares for press ever closer. The novel continues the thread of the Night’s Masque series, taking readers deeper into a world of magic, intrigue, and secret societies.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Anne Lyle
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