1. In a worldwhere kingdomsare ruledbythe mostpowerful familiesof ancienttimes, Ciaraisthe
daughterof the court librarian of Illithine.Everyday,she sitsinthe backgardenwitheverybookshe can
gether handson. Until the day thatthe princessgoesmissingandthe maidsmistake herfortheirlost
princess.Draggedbefore the queen,Ciarasoonfindsherself face toface withagirl wholooksalmost
exactlylike her.Like lookinginamirror,she isa dead-ringerforPrincessAtira.
Eightyears later,aftergrowinguplike sisters,Ciaraisregularlyimpersonatingherfriendasherbody
double.Social events,dinners,anythingthatthe true princesscannotattend.Butat night,she becomes
a cold bloodedassassinandspy,the secretagentof the queen’swill.Asthe queen’sownBlackHand,
she roots outdeception,traitorsandplots,all toprotecther bestfriendfromharm.
Complicationsarise inthe formof Kai,a prince from a foreignland, andthe queen’slatestattemptat
findingasuitable husbandforPrincessAtira.Unknowntothem, he carriesa verypowerful secret. And
keptsecretbyher fatherand uncle,Ciaracarriesa similar secretpower.A magicthat hasn’tbeenseen
for overa decade,since the deathof the king. It isa legacyas oldas the kingdomsthemselves,anda
legacythat couldgetboth of themkilled.
A legacythatendsin rebellion.