Those Empty Sceptres
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When Victoria can't stop dreaming about the night her mother died, she blames it on her never having met her. But then she realises she's been sharing dreams with her mother's killer, not seeing any ordinary nightmare but glimpses of what really happened that night. What she doesn't know is that he's the most powerful man in the world, the Master of the Sorters who have documented and filed dreams for centuries. And she soon finds herself at the grand house he is Master of, not knowing they've been watching her dreams since they first came to her. Now a part of the sorters, she must work desperately to uncover what actually happened to her mother that night without giving away that she has learnt more about her own dreams than they have. The challenge to stay a step ahead of them always is one she can only win by making strong alliances and devoting herself to her secrets. But it's only a matter of time until she starts to discover things she can no longer hide.
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