num_pages: 325
description: In the slums of BrightStone Moon Children are worth less than the scrap they must collect to survive. It doesnt matter that these abandoned half-breeds are part-Meridian with their ancestors hailing from the technologically advanced city that floats above the once-thriving now plague-ridden BrightStone. Instead they are rejected by both their ancestral societies and forced to live on the outskirts of civilization joining clans simply to survive. Not to mention their role as Tithe leading the citys infected citizens deep into the Pits where their disease can be controlled. Nineteen-year-old Raggy Maggy is no different despite the mysterious heart-shaped panel that covers her chest. Or at least she wasnt Not until her chance discovery of a Meridian-built clockwork dragonand its murdered owner. When the Inquestors policing the city find Maggy at the scene of the crime she quickly turns into their prime suspect. Now shes all anyone can talk about. Even her clan leader turns his back on her leading her to rely on an exiled doctor and a clanless Moon Child named Ghost to keep her hidden. In return all she has to do is help them find a cure for the plague they believe was not exactly accidental. Yet doing so might mean risking more than just her life. It also might be the only key to uncovering the truth about the parentsand the pastshe knows nothing about.
language: English
title: Magpie's Song
publisher: None