New York Instances bestselling author Michelle Sagara results to the city of Elantra with an exciting tale rife with historic magic, assassination tries and politics intrigue.

Personal Kaylin Neya already has Dragons and Barrani as roommates. Adding one injured, flightless Aerian to her household should be trivial. Sure, the Aerian can be Sergeant Moran dar Carafel, but Kaylin’s own sergeant is usually a Leontine, the definition of growly and fanged. She can handle one Aerian.

However when a walk towards the Halls of Law becomes a street-shattering magical assassination attempt within the sergeant, Kaylin discovers that it is not the guest who’s going to end up being the problem: it’s every one of the people who suddenly desire Moran dar Carafel dead. And though Moran won’t inform her why she’s being targeted, Kaylin is determined to discover her top secret and shield her whatsoever costs-even if keeping Moran safe means dealing with Aerian politics, irritated dragons and something far more sinister.