Shadows Beyond
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Ongoing2h 7m
Last published Wed, Jan 15, 2014
Tagg is a thief and the last person Emtani would turn to for help, but she has no choice if she is to save her enslaved sister from the death-factories of the City. When Tagg and his uncompromising brother, Zeff, defy the ruthless Judge, Emtani is drawn into a web of half-truths and treachery. Their only hope lies in the uncertain world of shadows.
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