![]() ![]() ![]() To survive, Baru will need to untangle this land’s intricate web of treachery - and conceal her attraction to the dangerously fascinating Duchess Tain Hu.īut Baru is a savant in games of power, as ruthless in her tactics as she is fixated on her goals. Aurdwynn kills everyone who tries to rule it. In a final test of her loyalty, the Masquerade will send Baru to bring order to distant Aurdwynn, a snakepit of rebels, informants, and seditious dukes. And she'll claw her way high enough up the rungs of power to set her people free. She'll swallow her hate, prove her talent, and join the Masquerade. They'll conquer Baru’s island, rewrite her culture, criminalize her customs, and dispose of one of her fathers. The Empire of Masks is coming, armed with coin and ink, doctrine and compass, soap and lies. Tomorrow, on the beach, Baru Cormorant will look up from the sand of her home and see red sails on the horizon. ![]()
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