Nuska earns her living by treating sexual diseases and barely makes ends meet in the S’kidan slums of the capital. Her life goes on as usual until the ruler’s entourage—those closest to the great mage Erd Sin—appears on the threshold of her house. From that moment on, the life of the unfortunate healer changes radically: from drinking to meetings with the nobility, from treating the poor to tending the first person in the country. Now Nuska knows a lot about the ruler’s bloody past. But what scares her most is that one day they have already met…
A finely developed fantasy world with unique magic, vivid characters, an intriguing plot—at times shocking in its cruelty and heartbreakingly relentless. From this story it’s simply impossible to tear yourself away. Can light dispel darkness, or will everything vanish into twilight? alex_booklover, book blogger