magine a world where the ordinary and the extraordinary co-exist, where tall fire-breathing salamanders live alongside men and magic runs in certain bloodlines.
Melke is a wraith, able to walk unseen. Feared by all, hunted and hated, she has lost everything--except her younger brother. Now she is forced to do the unthinkable: in exchange for her brother's freedom, she must use her magical gift to steal.
Melke's thieving has devastating consequences. The stolen necklace was strung with tears, and without it Bastian sal Vere can't break the curse that is destroying his family--a curse that will reach its brutal climax at the next full moon. He strikes a desperate bargain with Melke: a healer to save her brother's life, in return for the necklace.
But undoing her crime may cost Melke her own life. The necklace is deep within a salamander's den, a place of flame and pain that no thief has ever returned from. And time is running short. The moon grows full, and someone must face the creature that laid the curse and suffer its terrible vengeance.
"Dark and compelling, Thief With No Shadow is a stunning debut. Emily Gee is a storyteller to watch."
--Nalini Singh, bestselling author of Slave to Sensation.
"Her haunting prose reads like Hans Christian Andersen for twenty-first century adults."
--Mindy Klasky, author of Sorcery and the Single Girl.
cherry blossom image & trailer stills ã Abi Gee 2007; cover image ã Solaris Books 2007; web site ã Emily Gee 2007
