Mass Market Paperbound
384 Pages, 4.25 x 7 x 1.25 in
September 1, 2009
Orbit
0316069043
9780316069045
From the Publisher
Symir -- the Drowning City. home to exiles and expatriates, pirates
and smugglers. And violent revolutionaries who will stop at nothing
to overthrow the corrupt Imperial government.
For Isyllt Iskaldur, necromancer and spy, the brewing revolution is
a chance to prove herself to her crown. All she has to do is find
and finance the revolutionaries, and help topple the palaces of
Symir. But she is torn between her new friends and her duties, and
the longer she stays in this monsoon-drenched city, the more
intrigue she uncovers -- even the dead are plotting.
As the waters rise and the dams crack, Isyllt must choose between
her mission and the city she came to save.
About the Author
Amanda Downum was born in Virginia, and has since spent time in Indonesia, Micronesia, Missouri, and Arizona. In 1990 she was sucked into the gravity well of Texas, and has not yet escaped. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in English Literature, and has spent the last ten years working in a succession of libraries and bookstores; she is very fond of alphabetizing. She currently lives near Austin in a house with a spooky attic, which she shares with her long-suffering husband and fluctuating numbers of animals and half-finished novels. She spends her spare time making jewelry and falling off perfectly good rocks. To learn more about the author, visit www.amandadownum.com.