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Light and Shadow
From darkness, light rises.
When an act of violence shatters the only family Tianiq has ever known, she flees to pursue a distant dream, leaving behind her mysterious past and her treacherous name. On her journey to become an acrobat known as Zhanna, she meets Alexander Ricknagel-Talata, a boy who offers comfort and connection even as she departs for a foreign land.
But light casts unexpected shadows.
Nine years later, while performing with a touring troupe, Zhanna returns to her native Lethemia, seeking her friend. But when she and Alex meet again as adults, social position separates them in ways it did not in childhood. Alexander lives as a Lethemian lord, while Zhanna is only an acrobat.
Forgotten truths hide where shadows play.
When a long-imprisoned mage escapes his captivity, old secrets—and enemies—emerge from the past. Alexander and Zhanna find themselves caught in a web of magic, deceit, and power. In a world that divides them, their union seems impossible, yet it may represent the only way to create a new dawn of magic and light.
Can they uncover the truth of the past in time to escape the shadows that chase them?
When an act of violence shatters the only family Tianiq has ever known, she flees to pursue a distant dream, leaving behind her mysterious past and her treacherous name. On her journey to become an acrobat known as Zhanna, she meets Alexander Ricknagel-Talata, a boy who offers comfort and connection even as she departs for a foreign land.
But light casts unexpected shadows.
Nine years later, while performing with a touring troupe, Zhanna returns to her native Lethemia, seeking her friend. But when she and Alex meet again as adults, social position separates them in ways it did not in childhood. Alexander lives as a Lethemian lord, while Zhanna is only an acrobat.
Forgotten truths hide where shadows play.
When a long-imprisoned mage escapes his captivity, old secrets—and enemies—emerge from the past. Alexander and Zhanna find themselves caught in a web of magic, deceit, and power. In a world that divides them, their union seems impossible, yet it may represent the only way to create a new dawn of magic and light.
Can they uncover the truth of the past in time to escape the shadows that chase them?
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Published June 5, 2018
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June 28, 2018
I've been following this series since reading The Gantean, book 1 in the series. I am so in love with the colors, the detailed world-building, and just the quality of writing. Street nails the elusive gift of "story," not just writing out words on a paper, and her skill is nearly seamless in this book. The story picks up with the long-lost daughter of the king of Lethemia and follows her through her career as an acrobat, where she meets one of the young Lethemian lords. I enjoyed seeing the balanced tension between the lure of romance and the danger of discovery. So good. Soooo good. Five stars!
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