The hunt for the Story of Kisidor leads to a city where time itself is currency. Earned, traded, spent, and stolen.Donna Thea has made her challenge clear. If Shan, Senzanome, and Victoria hope to claim her fragment of the legendary Story of Kisidor, they must find the Marks she demands and discover a Story powerful enough to defeat her at Shatranj.Their search leads them to Wosco, the Eternal City of steel and time.Behind its walls, men and women t...

The World is made of Stories, and whoever finds the Story of the World can become its master.Shan has heard the Voice of the World since childhood. It leads her toward forgotten histories and powerful relics known as Marks, which awaken only when their Stories are understood.When the theocratic city of Luba summons her to stop a dangerous rebel, Shan expects to confront an ordinary Story Hunter. Instead, she finds Senzanome: a brilliant young man who refuse...