Jes must decide where she stands: with Patrons, like Kal and her humbly born father, fighting to repel a new Saroese invasion, or with her mother’s people, the long-dominated Efeans, led by handsome poet Ro-emnu, who has a thing for Jes? She’s a pawn in events beyond her control, but she’s also smart and strategically placed, with allies, a mission, and the will to succeed. Taking advantage of the Patrons’ brutal, internecine war for power and an imminent invasion from outside, Commoners see an opportunity to overthrow their oppressors. For a century, Commoners like their mother have been forced to serve the ruling Patrons, like their general father. Reunion with her twin, Bettany, and their sister, Amaya, brings both joy and horrifically unforeseen consequences. The kinky-haired, dark-brown–skinned girl successfully navigates palace intrigues that threaten the safety of both her own family and golden-skinned Kal, but competing in the provinces, on tour for Gargaron, raises the stakes. Jes runs the game of Fives for ruthless Lord Gargaron, the Patron responsible for tearing her family apart her winnings support her mother and sisters in hiding-but at the price of beating Kal, whom she loves.
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