Bright Star: The Apprentice Volume 2 - Couverture souple

Manetti, E G

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0988690012 ISBN 13 : 9780988690011

Editeur : Buniac Entertainment, LLC, 2014

Synopsis

Lilian survived her first season of Trial by Ordeal.

Two and a half years remain. Eight Seasons.
When every day is a trial by ordeal, eight seasons are an eternity.

Though her discoveries have earned her a place among the analysts and strategists shaping Serengeti’s future, Lilian remains exactly what she has always been: a disgraced apprentice serving at the pleasure of Monsignor Lucius Mercio. Every day is a minefield. Every success breeds new enemies. And far too many people would celebrate her failure.

Especially those determined to stop Bright Star.

A bold initiative to explore beyond the known systems, Bright Star promises wealth, power, and influence beyond imagining. It also threatens the ambitions of some of the most powerful warriors in the galaxy. As rival cartouches maneuver for advantage and hidden enemies work from within, Lilian’s extraordinary ability to uncover patterns and connections exposes dangers no one else can see.

Including a betrayal at the heart of Serengeti itself.

Lucius Mercio did not build his empire through mercy. Ruthless, brilliant, and feared throughout the Twelve Systems, he has spent years rebuilding Serengeti from crisis and defeat. Yet the more indispensable Lilian becomes, the harder it is to remember she is only an apprentice.

And the harder it becomes to keep his distance.

As political intrigue turns deadly and old enemies strike from the shadows, Lilian and Lucius find themselves caught between ambition and loyalty, power and devotion, duty and desire.

Because in the Twelve Systems, survival is only the first victory.
Keeping what you have won is the real battle

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Where duty and passion collide. To avoid execution for her father’s crimes, Lilian embraced her one chance at survival and became the apprentice of the powerful warrior Lucius Mercio. In return for Lucius’ protection, Lilian yielded total control of her body, intellect, and will. The arrangement has saved Lilian’s life and set her on a path to redeem her honor. She is about to learn her trial has barely begun. In the second volume in the Twelve Systems Chronicles Lilian’s enemies are more determined than ever to see her destroyed. A ghost from her past will imperil her future and threaten to destroy Lucius’ slowly developing trust. To survive the next set of challenges Lilian will need to find new reserves of courage, wit and determination. When Lucius’ motivations and ambitions are revealed, they are far more extraordinary than Lilian imagined. His rivals are about to increase in number and ferocity as they seek to limit his expanding wealth and power. They will use any means to undermine and destroy his plans including his notorious apprentice. To advance his ambitions, Lucius must be more ruthless and devious than ever before. To succeed, Lucius requires Lilian’s brilliance. To make use of it, he must keep her alive. It is going to prove more difficult than he anticipated

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Buniac Entertainment, LLC
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0988690012
• ISBN 13: 9780988690011
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 338
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