Half the Thieves in the city are dead and nothing can account for the
randomness and the inventiveness of each death.
Sonea, a Black Magician of Kyralia, knows that she is needed to help hunt down
the rogue magician killing the Thieves. But Sonea has problems of her own. Her
son is now the assistant to the new Guild Ambassador of Sachaka and will be in
deadly danger when he sets foot on their ancient enemy's soil. As a Black
Magician, however, her every action is watched – and monitored. Any attempt
to leave the city will result in her exile, and lose her any chance of helping
her friends – or her son.
