Nebula® Award-winning author Catherine Asaro returns to an exhilarating world of magic, beauty and political unrest with the tale of a battle between duty—and desire …The Night Bird is the next book in Catherine Asaro’s Lost Continent series.
Allegra’s beauty made her a captive...her power would set her free.
For centuries, the women of Aronsdale have lived freely among the green and misted valleys. Creatures of exotic beauty and sensuality, they possess powerful skills of enchantment…and young Allegra is no different. But her life—and Aronsdale’s independence—is threatened when Jazid nomads invade, carrying Allegra into the desert as a prized trophy…or worse.
Until an unexpected ally falls under her spell. From the moment feared Jazid warrior Markus Onyx sees the alluring beauty, he knows he has found his queen.
But even the promise of love cannot quell Allegra’s determination to save her homeland. Summoning her powers, she casts herself north—out of passion’s grip—and into the dark heart of conflict….
“A tasty mix of love, action and intrigue.”
— Publishers Weekly on The Fire Opal
