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In a world where humans and nightlings are forbidden from contact, siblings Genna and Dan venture into the old forest at night. There they meet a nightling slave who exposes a chilling truth: the village chief has struck a perilous pact with Letrin, the nightling ruler, trading the lives of his people for his own immortality.
With their family and the entire village at risk, the brothers must negotiate their own dangerous bargain with the nightling lord. The stakes rise as they embark on a perilous journey along the moon roads to recover the key that could bring down Letrin and liberate their people.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Holly Lisle
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