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*THIS NOVEL IS A SEQUEL TO WILD CARD/CROSS SUIT & CANNOT BE READ AS A STANDALONE* Legend says the territories on the other side of Efura are filled with primitive, wild, human-like creatures who tell stories in front of fires and live in huts made of straw and twigs. *** Jack, former Knave of Acewood and current captive of Queen Gwenore, knows better than to listen to hearsay or believe in legends. He's a mercenary, a warrior--and he wants nothing more than to tear Acewood to shreds to rebuild anew under Otho and Luned's rule. But he comes to find out that he doesn't want to work for Otho--he merely wants to take his promised as his own and watch over Acewood with her. Yet the obstacles in his way--two turncoat mages, a frail but frightful Ossenna, a suspicious Sym, a scorned queen, and her goons--make him hesitate to take a side, to make a decision. In a world of magic and deceit, is it best to be strong and evil? Or to fight with the power of good? Or can Jack scale the line somewhere in between, to have his cake, and eat it, too?
POKER FACE - acknowledgments
