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409 pp.
| Dial
| January, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3681-8$17.99
(3)
YA
A cadet struggling in her training to become a Servant of the Crown, Renee finds her hardest teacher is the legendary commander of the Seventh, Korish Savoy. Just as Renee's about to be disqualified, Savoy's little brother is kidnapped, and Renee and Savoy together wade into mafia-style intrigues to rescue him. Romance, combat, magic, and gender politics fill out this fast-moving, high-action tale.