Stealing the light
Subtitle: a fantasy novel
By: Lisa Hofmann
Publisher: Elisabeth Hofmann
Published: 2016
Place of publication: United States]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9783946618010
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Magic; Fiction; Refugees; Réfugiés; Romans, nouvelles
Description: The age of magic is over, and the hunt for the Unnaturals is on. Two young people with the Curse grow up amid the chaos of a changing world. Catherine learns to survive on theft and manipulation. When she steals from the wrong man, she has to learn several lessons the hard way, but she will employ every last one of them to plan her revenge. On the other side of the forest, the secret community of the Cine take in a refugee boy from the Sudlands. Lorcan's magical abilities surpass all others, but the lad's father brings tragedy upon the safe haven. Murder and betrayal shape the lives of both Catherine and Lorcan as they become adults, but while one of the two sets about stealing the light, the other plunges headlong into the darkness.
Notes: "Dies Irae book 1"--cover.