New York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara returns to
the city of Elantra with a thrilling tale rife with ancient
magic, assassination attempts and political intrigue.
Private Kaylin Neya already has Dragons and Barrani as
roommates. Adding one injured, flightless Aerian to her
household should be trivial. Sure, the Aerian is Sergeant
Moran dar Carafel, but Kaylin's own sergeant is a Leontine,
the definition of growly and fanged. She can handle one Aerian.
But when a walk to the Halls of Law becomes a
street-shattering magical assassination attempt on the
sergeant, Kaylin discovers that it's not the guest who's
going to be the problem: it's all of the people who suddenly
want Moran dar Carafel dead. And though Moran refuses to
tell her why she's being targeted, Kaylin is determined to
discover her secret and protect her at all costs—even if
keeping Moran safe means dealing with Aerian politics, angry
dragons and something far more sinister.