Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Book (nominee)
Centuries after a group of warring wizards eliminate war from the Dubious Hills, the Hills are a place where knowledge and ability are parcelled out in strange ways. Only the group known as the Akoumi understand death, only the Gnosi know how to teach, and only the Physici can know pain. Dean weaves a strange and compelling examination of knowledge, responsiblity and death.
Genre: Fantasy
Genre: Fantasy
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