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Nita helps her mother sell supernatural beings' body parts on the black market. Then Nita, who can change her physiology at will, is kidnapped and will soon be auctioned off herself. She escapes with the help of Kovit, a charming but dangerous fellow "unnatural." Fast-paced, gritty, and gory, this fantasy series-opener features "monstrous" protagonists whose pain, humor, and impulses are utterly human.