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Gr 5–8—Marah discovers that her brother Caleb has been struck by the illness that is spreading rapidly in the city of Ashara. Like the other victims, Caleb is feverish and his eyes have turned an unnaturally dark color. The sickness is always fatal. What can she do? Marah is only a halan, a sparker as they are insultingly called, and does not possess the magic of the ruling class of kasari. Marah, as do many of the halani, has the gift of intuition, but that did nothing to save her father from dying years ago or the young man in the marketplace from being magica...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In the city of Ashara those with magical power (the "kasir") lord it over those without (the "halani," or "sparkers"). That ch...Log In or Sign Up to Read More