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The Power of Blood
Paperback
Series: Awakening, Book 1
Publisher: Black Pillar
Published: Feb 11 2025
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
In a city ruled by shadows, the most dangerous thing is a perfect plan.
Tare'Envel stands on the edge of collapse. While nobles drown in luxury above, the Undercity below is a living maze of gangs, secrets, and quiet violence. With the King's army lost to a brutal war for seven years, power has shifted-and everyone is reaching for more.
Kestus Quickhand is one of the city's best thieves.
Not because he's ruthless-but because he's precise. Capable of the impossible and loyal to no one, Kestus survives by skill alone. So when he's offered a fortune to steal the Shiftscape Bracer, a mysterious artifact hidden within the King's vault, he knows the job will change everything.
He's right-just not how he expects.
The bracer holds immense power... and a terrible cost. As word of the theft spreads, every faction in Tare'Envel turns its gaze toward Kestus. Gangs, nobles, and hidden forces begin to close in, and the city's fragile balance starts to crack. Allies become liabilities. Trust becomes a weapon. And escape is never as clean as the plan.
Now hunted from all sides, Kestus must decide how much he's willing to risk-for power, for survival, and for a city that may already be doomed.
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