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Cal Leandros lives between the mortal and the otherworldly, struggling to keep his soul from being consumed by the horrors of his heritage. When he awakens on a beach littered with slain creatures he realizes he has been slaughtering them himself. Yet the most unsettling part is that he no longer feels like Cal. Faced with a world where monsters and killers thrive in the dark, he must piece together his identity, remember his brother Niko and friends, and decide whether to reclaim his memories or become the very thing he fears.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Rob Thurman
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