The Dark Feather Calder 'A brilliantly crafted story of

'A brilliantly crafted story of two women

and the subtle threads of commonality which intersect them all

one that will reunite her women in the depths of the house on the night of a magnificent ball - and play out right under the noses of her former employers

it is a magnificent debut from a striking new literary voice

author of The Woman in the Woods

The Dark Feather Calder 'A brilliantly crafted story ofIxachipan is in flames. Rebellion rages in every land and across every hill as the Empire of Songs battles to maintain control, but nowhere more fiercely than in the Singing City itself. In the great pyramid at its heart, Shadow Tayan faces the awful consequences of his actions, and their seductive possibilities. In the city streets, Xessa and Lilla lead their warriors in increasingly desperate battles, their unity riven by betrayal and deception,