The third Novel of the Twelve Houses from the national bestselling author.
A graduate of Northwestern University, she has lived in the Midwest most of her life..
Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
Crawford Award for Outstanding New Fantasy Writer, and was twice nominated for the John W.
She has won the William C.
Her first novel, The Shapechanger\'s Wife, was selected by Locus as the best first fantasy novel of 1995.
About the Author: Sharon Shinn is a journalist who works for a trade magazine.
In this story of hidden magic and forbidden love, the King\'s Rider Justin befriends Ellynor, a young novice at a convent-only to discover that she is a mystic being manipulated by the fanatical Daughters of the Pale Moon into hunting down and killing other mystics.
The third Novel of the Twelve Houses from the national bestselling author