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Secret Seller: Prequel to The Famine Cycle, an epic fantasy thief saga

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Time 1h 58m

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A nobleman's murder. A secret buried in her past. The hunt for the truth begins...

Airene the Finch, a peddler of whispers, is no stranger to scandal. But when a nobleman is killed, Airene is pushed to her limits in pursuit of the murderer - and the secret that will change her world forever...

A tale of secrets, magic, and mystery, Secret Seller is the prequel novella to the epic fantasy trilogy The Famine Cycle. If you like the roguish characters of The Lies of Locke Lamora, the prose of The Farseer Trilogy, and the magic of Mistborn, you'll love this new fantastical world!All Rights Reserved

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Dangerous Thoughts

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