The Shadow of a Rogue
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Last published Wed, Apr 6, 2016
Pria loved her work with the Thieves Guild in the city of Ayr. She completed every contract from petty pickpocket jobs to substantial burglaries and prided herself on being the youngest Shadow Rogue in a century. Life was good until a dark stranger appeared and offered the Guild his nefarious services.
Before long, Pria finds herself apprenticed to him and on a mission fraught with danger and intrigue. Success will mean riches and fame beyond her wildest dreams but their failure could mean an end to everything she holds dear.
Cover picture information: Rock-opera of group "ESSE" - "Road without return", based on the saga of Andrzej Sapkowski - "The Witcher". Illustration for scene 6 - "Yennefer". Autor - Ekaterina Kozlovskaya.
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