ZEDEKIAH is a member of the Opretzki, the shadowy task force under the command of the bloodthirsty Grand Duchess Valenzia. His ruthless exterior belies a brother's desperation: his younger siblings remain indentured to the royal family, and only the money he doesn't have can set them free. ANDRZEJ is a young tycoon trapped in a loveless marriage. Disgusted with the life he is forced to lead and pining for his lover, he plunges into the addictive embrace of gambling and liquor. ANYA is a girl who speaks the language of snakes. She has been travelling all over Krozavia with her father's circus, entertaining the masses with the fear of his wrath always on her mind. When the legend of the elusive firebird is proven to be real and all too dangerous, the king announces a tempting reward for its slaughter. Told from the alternating viewpoints of Zedekiah, Andrzej, and Anya, their fates intertwine in their pursuit of a mythical creature and the promises of a better life that it brings.
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