The martial Sainnites have occupied Shaftal for fifteen years but every year the cost of resistance rises. Emil, a scholar officer, Zanja, the last survivor of her people, and Karis, a metalsmith, half-blood giant, and an addict together, perhaps they can change history.

Praise for the Elemental Logic series:

A deftly painted story of both cultures and magics in conflict. Robin Hobb

A work filled with an intelligence that zings off the page. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Laurie J. Marks's first two Elemental Logic novels both won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award. The final novel, Air Logic, is forthcoming.