From the author of THE LIGHTS OF BARBRIN, this epic fantasy unfolds in the world of Messano, devastated by a long-ago plague that left most people incapable of "fellow feeling" but which also spawned some peculiar mutants. The story begins when young Devianna decides to flee her village before anyone discovers she is a vacillian, a feared and hated freak of nature who unpredictably shifts back and forth between genders.She soon crosses paths with...