Talise has a gift that could save her life.
After ten years of training at an elite academy, Talise clearly has a gift for manipulati.
Each year, the emperor chooses one student to receive the title.
Her only chance for escape is to become Master Shaper--an honored position in the palace court and military. death.
This dangerous and crime-laden land has one constant...
In an empire divided into three rings, seventeen-year-old Talise is from the outer ring.
Talise has a gift that could save her life