Deep in the sun-drenched desert, priestess Ginger-Sun carries thepower of shape mages. And whispers abound: Is she descendedfrom the beloved Sunset Goddess, or are her nighttime ritualsfilled with wickedness? Ginger herself is uncertain, until a stranger is left for dead at her feet.
Thence her magic begins to burn. Fate makes Ginger the stranger's wife and therefore a target forthose who would murder this man to crown another--and forceher magic into twisted ferocity. For unless Ginger masters her darkpowers, violence will rein in Taka Mal--and in her soul.