9781423194613. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 400. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 400 p. Midnight Thief, 1. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience.
Intrigue prowls around every corner--and danger is a way of life--in this arresting YA fantasy novel. Growing up on Forge's streets has taught Kyra how to stretch a coin. And when that's not enough, her uncanny ability to scale walls and bypass guards helps her take what she needs. But when the leader of the Assassins Guild offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on her own, and she's not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he is persistent--and darkly attractive--and Kyra can't quite resist his pull.
Tristam of Brancel is a young Palace knight on a mission. After his best friend is brutally murdered by the Demon Riders, a clan of vicious warriors who ride bloodthirsty wildcats, Tristam vows to take them down. But as his investigation deepens, he finds his efforts thwarted by a talented thief, one who sneaks past Palace defenses with uncanny ease.
When a fateful raid throws Kyra and Tristam together, the two enemies realize that their best chance at survival--and vengeance--might be to join forces, even as their loyalties are tested to the breaking point.