<p><strong>Llassar is an occupied country&mdash;but nobody seems to know it.</strong><br />
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Fae began to drift slowly into the land shortly after the birth of the crown princess, Dion ferch Alawn, fleeing a dark threat known only as the Guardians. But that was fifteen years ago, and now there isn&rsquo;t a town in Llassar that isn&rsquo;t populated by or under the control of the fae.<br />
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Smaller, weaker, and less talented at magic, Llassarians are quickly finding out that there&rsquo;s no fighting the invasion that crept in so quietly and politely. Even the castle isn&rsquo;t free of fae: Those closest to the king and queen are faery advisors.<br />
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As Dion ferch Alawn returns from a carefully sanitised tour of Outer Llassar, her carriage breaks down and she gets a taste of what the real Llassar has become: Desperate, enslaved, and ripe for rebellion. Getting home safely is just the first problem she faces; the real struggle begins when Dion returns to the castle. Her new knowledge is inconvenient and unwelcome&mdash;to declare it, treason.<br />
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<strong>Includes the short story, A TALE OF CARMINE ' FANCY!</strong></p>