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and will not rest until the creature has been corrupted - or destroyed

who will stop at nothing to get her back

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Shadow And Betrayal Simon Morden and will not rest untilIn a remote mountain academy, the politically expendable younger sons of the Great Houses study for an extraordinary task. Most will fail, some will die, but the reward for the dedicated few is great: mastery of the andat, and the rank of Poet. Thanks to these men part sorcerers, part scholars the great city states of the Khaiem enjoy wealth and power beyond measure, and the greatest of them all is Saraykeht: glittering jewel of the Summer Cities.