She was taken into an unfamiliar house and given someone else’s name. They said she must speak, walk, and love a certain way.
An old law of the Emperor made her a faceless double of the daughter of the governor of the West—whose only task was to save the life of the one who was more important, more valuable, and richer than everyone else, at the cost of her own freedom.
She has only half a year left before the end of the masquerade—before returning to the Temple of the Western Dragon, the only place she can call home.
Everything changes in the blink of an eye: the sky fills with storm clouds, and the truths of the past turn out to be lies.
Does she have any chance at freedom—or is her old goal meaningless in light of the truth revealed?
The Lia Arden cycle, by the author of books about Maras and Moroks and the tetralogy “The Descendants of the First Ones”! The first part of the duology in Asian fantasy.
An author’s world based on Korean mythology. A subtle Asian flavor of the setting is woven with ancient legends, taking you on an amazing journey through the world of Khorin, where the Great Dragons guard people’s peace, where old friendship is tested and enmity is born—and where friends stand shoulder to shoulder in the face of a new threat.
A tender romantic line is built against the backdrop of majestic Temples and Sacred Trees as the heroes grow up and become stronger under pressure of circumstances.
The total circulation of Lia Arden’s books exceeds half a million copies!