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In Arras, weaving time and matter isn’t just a skill—it determines privilege, beauty, and influence. Adelice Lewys, a sixteen‑year‑old, is told she is incapable, awkward, and artless by her peers, yet she secretly chooses to fail, rejecting the guild’s lure of power. When her hidden ability slips, she has just an hour to live a normal day—eat, listen, laugh—and then escape before the approaching guild members arrive.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Gennifer Albin
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