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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781492660897
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Description:
In the first book in an immersive new fantasy duology, going from street thief to elite assassin is Sal's only chance to gain both a new life-and revenge. Now in paperback.
"I love every aspect of this amazing book-a genderfluid hero, a deadly contest, and vicious courtly intrigue. Get! Read! Now!" -Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author
I needed to win. They needed to die.
Sallot Leon is a thief, and a good one at that. But gender fluid Sal wants nothing more than to escape the drudgery of life as a highway robber and get closer to the upper-class-and the nobles who destroyed their home.
When Sal steals a flyer for an audition to become a member of The Left Hand-the Queen's personal assassins, named after the rings she wears-Sal jumps at the chance to infiltrate the court and get revenge.
But the audition is a fight to the death filled with clever circus acrobats, lethal apothecaries, and vicious ex-soldiers. A childhood as a common criminal hardly prepared Sal for the trials. And as Sal succeeds in the competition, and wins the heart of Elise, an intriguing scribe at court, they start to dream of a new life and a different future, but one that Sal can have only if they survive.
This heart-pounding YA story of magic, danger, and revenge is perfect for readers looking for:
epic books for tweens and teensgay and lesbian fantasy and science fictiongripping stories with queer and gay magic and sorcerygender fluid representation and gender diversitydazzling world-building and relatable charactersPraise for Mask of Shadows:
A Bustle Most Anticipated YA of 2017!
"Compelling a
ISBN: 9781492660897
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Description:
In the first book in an immersive new fantasy duology, going from street thief to elite assassin is Sal's only chance to gain both a new life-and revenge. Now in paperback.
"I love every aspect of this amazing book-a genderfluid hero, a deadly contest, and vicious courtly intrigue. Get! Read! Now!" -Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author
I needed to win. They needed to die.
Sallot Leon is a thief, and a good one at that. But gender fluid Sal wants nothing more than to escape the drudgery of life as a highway robber and get closer to the upper-class-and the nobles who destroyed their home.
When Sal steals a flyer for an audition to become a member of The Left Hand-the Queen's personal assassins, named after the rings she wears-Sal jumps at the chance to infiltrate the court and get revenge.
But the audition is a fight to the death filled with clever circus acrobats, lethal apothecaries, and vicious ex-soldiers. A childhood as a common criminal hardly prepared Sal for the trials. And as Sal succeeds in the competition, and wins the heart of Elise, an intriguing scribe at court, they start to dream of a new life and a different future, but one that Sal can have only if they survive.
This heart-pounding YA story of magic, danger, and revenge is perfect for readers looking for:
epic books for tweens and teensgay and lesbian fantasy and science fictiongripping stories with queer and gay magic and sorcerygender fluid representation and gender diversitydazzling world-building and relatable charactersPraise for Mask of Shadows:
A Bustle Most Anticipated YA of 2017!
"Compelling a