<I>New York Times</I> bestselling author <P>MARIA V. SNYDER <P>brings readers into a world of molten magic, where a magician's power can remain hidden...until challenged by enemy forces. <P>"I can drain a magician of his powers. <P>All I need is a glass orb in my hands..." <P>Student glass magician Opal Cowan's newfound ability to steal a magician's powers makes her <I>too</I> powerful. Ordered to house arrest by the Council, Opal dares defy them, traveling to the Moon Clan's lands in search of Ulrick, the man she thinks she loves. <I>Thinks</I> because another man-now her prisoner-claims Ulrick's desire for blood magic has eclipsed his passion for her. <P>In hostile territory, without proof or allies, Opal isn't sure whom to trust. And now everyone is after her special powers for their own deadly gain....<P><b>www.mariavsnyder.com</b>