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Alban is a dangerous world since King Keldec came to power. Neryn, an orphan concealing magical powers, hopes to find the hidden rebels at their training ground, Shadowfell. Neryn's powers and the myriad fantastic creatures are intriguing, but Marillier does more telling than showing in this first volume of a planned trilogy about a world on the brink of chaos.