Halls of Law

The thrilling debut novel of "a fresh, engaging new fantasy series set in a world of marvelous texture and magic!" —Julie E. Czerneda, author of A Turn of Light Long ago, the first Luqs created the Faraman Polity—a stable, civilized empire now ruled by the descendants of the Luqs and held together by the combined powers of martial prowess and the Talents of the Halls of Law. For those who possess the magical Talent can see the truth of things, read people simply by touch, and learn from any object the truth about everyone who has ever touched it. That is not a power young Kerida Nast has ever wanted, for her greatest desire is to join the military ranks. So, when her psychic Talents are discovered, the dejected Ker is placed under the strict tutelage of the Hall, where she knows she must forsake her family and friends forever. But her education is short-lived. For the shadowy Halia launch an invasion of the Polity, razing the Halls to the ground and systematically slaughtering every Talent they can find. Ker barely escapes the carnage along with Tel Cursar—a young soldier who witnessed the deaths of the royal family. And without the unifying force of the Luqs bloodline, everything the Polity represented will fall to ruin and the Rule of Law will die. Now, Ker must somehow find an heir to the throne before the Halia wipe out the Luqs forever, and somehow manage to keep herself alive. Her search will take her far from home and into the depths of the land itself—where she will find an ally from the most unlikely of places… From legend.