A Gleam of Hope

Hope gleams in the darkest of night.

In the wake of the disastrous plan to rob the runic mages, Ablisio lies badly wounded. In the festering dark of the blighted city of Hamiocho, infection kills fast. Zhee, Ablisio's lover, won't let him die. She'll have to climb the Rubble and risk robbing the rich and powerful of Hamiocho for a healing artifact.

Dodging guards and dogs in the dark, she will risk all to save him.

Ablisio isn't the only one badly injured. His sister, Amiollea, is dying. Carried by Maej, the young rune-carver who loves her, he runs through the dark to bring her to safety. To his people. But will they heal a muckling thief after what happened?

Maej will not let his love perish even if it means defying his master and his people.

Death swirls through the dark city. It groans through its final death throes.

A father searches for his abandoned son. A mother hopes to live long enough to deliver her daughter. A young woman battles to avoid execution. A brother will commit any vile act to rescue his sister. And a madman unleashes a new horror on the city.

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