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The Stormbird in the Shadows - Book One of The Last Lux Trilogy

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A century after the fall of the last Nox, a new child of darkness bides her time, preparing to bring the island of Britannia to its knees. But as the country is left reeling during the aftermath of a bloody coup, no one pays heed to the prophets warning of a more ominous threat on the horizon.

Skye Bolton is a Mind Breaker sworn to protect the former president - until she is captured. While a power struggle rages beyond her prison walls, Skye wavers between protecting her allies and keeping her life, determined to stay one step ahead of her captors. Her enemies know they have a goldmine of dangerous information at their disposal, but to get into her mind, they have to break her first.

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