SpectyrExplore Philippa Ballantine’s “richly detailed world” (Nalini Singh) in the second Book of the Order novel. In a realm of mystics and magic, the Order of Deacons stands between the here and now and the Otherside. Its mission is to protect the citizens of the Empire from malevolent geists—no matter where or when... Though one of the most powerful Deacons, Sorcha Faris has a tarnished reputation to overcome. She and her partner, Deacon Merrick Chambers, find themselves chasing down rumors of geists, but long for a return to real action. So they jump at the chance to escort a delegation sent to negotiate the terms of the Emperor’s engagement. Their destination: the exotic city of Orithal. But a string of murders has Orithal on edge, and Sorcha and Merrick are asked to investigate. Meanwhile, the Emperor’s sister has unwittingly unleashed a cruel and vengeful goddess, one who is bent on destroying her enemies, including the geistlord who resides inside the shapeshifting rival to the throne—Sorcha’s lover... |
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Contents
ONE A Thing of Beauty | |
THREE The Bonds of Duty | |
FIVE Prayers Answered | |
SEVEN Fallen Dreams | |
TEN Within a Welcome Embrace | |
ELEVEN Buried in Roses | |
THIRTEEN Returning Home | |
FIFTEEN Lost Loves | |
SEVENTEEN Out of Time | |
NINETEEN Looking Deep | |
TWENTYONE Interview in a Library | |
TWENTYTHREE Freedom and Fight | |
TWENTYFIVE The Eye and the Fist | |
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Aachon Arch Abbot Arkaym arms Bandele beautiful began blood body Bond breath brother Captain caught Center Chiomese clenched cloak couldn’t crew dark Deacon Chambers Deacon Faris Delmaire dirigible door Ehtia Emperor everything eyes face father fear feel feet felt fingers flicked flickered Fraine Gauntlets geist geistlord ghast glanced gleaming goddess Grand Duchess guards hair hand Hatipai head Hive City human Imperial Isseriah Japhne Kaleva Kolya lips Lisah looked Merrick Mother Abbey mouth never Nynnia Onika Order Orinthal Otherside pain palace partner Presbyter Prince of Chioma Prince’s pulled Raed Raed’s realized replied Rictun Rossin rune screamed Sensitive shadows ship shoulder Sielu sister smell smile snapped Sorcha knew sound spectyrs stood stop strange Strop suddenly Tangyre tell Temple things thought throat throne took turned Vermillion voice waiting wall wanted weirstones whispered wild talent woman women wrapped Young Pretender Zofiya