Kirjahaku

Without his Talent to foresee mortal danger, Calypto would have been dead years ago. Now a grizzled agent with The Order, he does whatever is needed to protect a homeland engulfed in a brutal and endless war. Calypto's new mission leads him to the empire's far east to retrieve a na ve recruit with a powerful Talent of her own. His routine assignment, however, takes a deadly turn when he uncovers a group of insurgents who will do anything to stop him. Pursued across the frigid countryside by ruthless killers, Calypto soon learns they may want more than to see him fail, and even his Talent may not be enough to keep him and his headstrong charge alive.

For years, Calypto has used his skills and his innate Talent to cheat death in the service of his country. As a member of a secretive government agency, he fights to preserve the Empire against all enemies, foreign and domestic.Following a mission that went sour, Calypto tries to disappear, but no matter how far he runs, he cannot escape his past. With his world quickly unraveling around him, Calypto must return to Aurestapol to find the answers he desperately needs to stay alive. But the city he once called home now crawls with Red Cuffs, Silver Tiger assassins, and others he once trusted, but who now want him dead. He will need more than his skills and his Talent to succeed-he will need allies who won't betray him, and more luck than he ever imagined.

Calypto is a man with a Talent to cheat death and knack for finding trouble. Betrayed by his own agency, he is now a fugitive who must use his skills to stay alive and carry on the fight to save his homeland.Acting on a tip from a friend, Calypto infiltrates a remote archaeological dig to uncover the enigmatic artifacts of an ancient Turk mathematician and seer. He quickly learns he is caught in a desperate race against enemy agents, deadly insurgents, and even his own countrymen to unlock the cryptic secrets buried in the sand. Calypto knows with one false move, everything will be lost, but what he uncovers could cost him even more.