Smoke and Shadows
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"There isn't much you can't find in the wonderful city of Monder'ris . . . that is, if you're looking for secrets."
Those were Alex Goldtooth's first words to Karai Silvergirl, the orphaned daughter of his best friend. A few months later, Karai has run away, terrified of Goldtooth's profession. And in a city like Monder'ris, her chances of survival aren't good. But Karai isn't just a normal fourteen-age girl. She has black hair that shimmers red and purple . . . her eyes are uncannily mismatched . . . and she has a tattoo that changes shape. She also has enemies. A power-hungry president with a deadly conspiracy, a savage woman with a taste for violence, jealous nobles, and beasts that will stop at nothing to eat her alive. Karai will have to distinguish real danger from mind games, smoke from shadows. She will have to fight her way through the chaos and prevail.
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