A darkly irresistible new dream set in the infamous Gomorrah Celebration, a journeying carnival of debauchery that suits the strangest of dreams and desiresSixteen-year-old Sorina has spent most of her existence within the smoldering borders of the Gomorrah Celebration. Yet also among the countless unusual members from the vacationing circus-city, Sorina is distinguishable as the only illusion-worker blessed in more than 100 years. This rare talent allows her to generate illusions that others can easily see, feel, and contact, about Daughter of the Burning up City with personalities almost all their very own. Her masterpieces are her family, and collectively they make up the cast from the festival’s freak present.But regardless of how lifelike they could appear, her illusions are still just that-illusions, and not truly real. Or so she has generally believed … until one of these is murdered.Eager to protect her family members, Sorina must track down the culprit and determine how they killed someone who doesn’t actually exist. Her seek out answers network marketing leads her to the self-proclaimed gossip-worker Luca. Their investigation sends them through a haze of political turmoil and forbidden romance, and in to the most sinister sides of the celebration. But simply because the killer continues murdering Sorina’s illusions one by one, she must unravel the horrifying truth before all her family members disappear.