Traitors

Emilio Diate—the greatest dancer the Kingdom has ever produced—has vowed vengeance on that government for its merciless execution of his entire family. Now forced to start over on the merchant island of Golga, which forbids dancing, the handsome refugee joins the secret police with only one dark intention—to find his family’s killers and serve his own brand of justice.But when love intercedes, Diate may become the victim of his own revenge. As the conflicts between Golga and the Kingdom escalate, everyone Diate loves faces danger. A treacherous scheme may end his one true chance at happiness—and destroy Diate’s world.“An entertaining mix of intrigue, assassination, troubled loyalties and political rivalries.” —Science Fiction Chronicle“Intelligent, complex…an enjoyable fantasy that presents sociological commentary in the manner of a Le Guin SF novel.”—Locus“Rusch has style.”—Charles de Lint

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Generally, she uses her real name (Rusch) for most of her writing. Under that name, she publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy, award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in eighteen best of the year collections. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov’s Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award. To keep up with everything she does, go to kriswrites.com and sign up for her newsletter. To track her many pen names and series, see their individual websites (krisnelscott.com, kristinegrayson.com, retrievalartist.com, divingintothewreck.com). She lives and occasionally sleeps in Oregon.

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