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The technology of Rome and the magic of the neighboring legends—working together to uncover the mysteries of basilisks and strixes. Tired of standing alone against magical attacks, Jordan and her allies finally get a research alliance off the ground, combining science and magic to understand the world they live in after the Boom—the cataclysm that brought dangerous legendary animals into everyone's lives. Jordan believes it's exactly what's needed for human and legend communities alike to survive. But there are dissenting opinions, some of them from powerful enemies. The research collective barely has a chance to start before an attack sends its members reeling. With the alliance in danger of fragmenting, can Jordan discover who attacked them and hold the collective together? And if this alliance can break apart so easily—is it even worth saving?

A magical technology with the potential to revolutionize communication—and Cyrele has the misfortune of being the most expendable person to understand it. The Kings of Viemis have sent their daughters to Kava for generations, to become one of the many wives of the all-powerful Maelstrom—and not a single one of them has been seen or heard from again. With the departure of the latest princess looming, her royal parents have spared no expense in finding some way to stay informed of her fate. On their command, the kingdom's glyphwriters rushed to develop a new magical technology, capable of communication over great distances. But the technology requires a glyphwriter to operate it. Cyrele, too low-born to rise beyond the rank of an assistant despite her skill, receives the command to become the princess' personal glyphwriter. It leaves her with no choice but to embark on a journey no one has ever returned from, across a land filled with...