Series: Book 1 in the Shattered Sigil series
Rating: Not rated
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction
Summary
Dev is a smuggler with the perfect
cover. He's in high demand as a guide for the caravans that
carry legitimate goods from the city of Ninavel into the
country of Alathia. The route through the Whitefire Mountains
is treacherous, and Dev is one of the few climbers who knows
how to cross them safely. With his skill and connections, it's
easy enough to slip contraband charms from Ninavel - where any
magic is fair game, no matter how dark - into Alathia, where
most magic is outlawed.
But smuggling a few charms is one thing; smuggling a
person through the warded Alathian border is near suicidal.
Having made a promise to a dying friend, Dev is forced to take
on a singularly dangerous cargo: Kiran. A young apprentice on
the run from one of the most powerful mages in Ninavel, Kiran
is desperate enough to pay a fortune to sneak into a country
where discovery means certain execution - and he'll do whatever
it takes to prevent Dev from finding out the terrible truth
behind his...