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Lucian de Remeni-Masson, a Pureblood sorcerer, incurs the wrath of the Registry after speaking with an ordinary woman and demonstrating a small amount of magic. His grandsire removes half his power, and his family is massacred. The Registry now forces him to render portraits of dead ordinaries—beggars and street people—to serve a common coroner. Yet these sketches uncover unseen emotions, hidden truths, and dangerous secrets. As the coroner accuses him of cheating, the Registry threatens to brand him mad, warning that mad sorcerers can be perilous. Lucian must navigate the perilous politics of the Registry, the terrifying consequences of his art, and the shadows of his past.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Carol Berg
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