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Nyx, once a government‑funded bel dame renowned for her brutal efficiency, now works as a diplomatic babysitter, longing for the glory of past killings. When her former sisters launch a coup that could plunge the country into civil war, Nyx is assigned to eliminate them. The hunt draws her into a richly described, poisoned land where politics are as deadly as giant bugs and shape‑shifter renegades. Faced with treachery and old alliances, Nyx must navigate a landscape where the cost of survival may be her own life, and the nation’s future hangs in a knife‑edge between oppression and freedom.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy
Authors: Kameron Hurley
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