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In this second book, Mara, apprentice to the Messenger of Fear, is continuing to learn how to punish the wicked, selfish, and violently hateful. But in meting out justice, Messengers are themselves being punished: a tattoo marks each horror they've inflicted. Cloaked in contemporary geopolitical events and prejudices, the gory, otherworldly fantasy offers readers a window into the value of compassion.