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Seeker, a creature bound to the Faerie Queen, has spent centuries abducting human children to serve her mistress. Unable to break her servitude, she faces a new challenge when a powerful Merlin—an entity of limitless magic—is targeted by both the Prometheus Club and Faerie rivalries. Seeker must persuade the Merlin to join her cause or risk losing something even more precious to her than the fate of humanity.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Elizabeth Bear
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