Nothing can break the bond between a familiar and a wizard. Except death. Nothing can break the spirit of a bonded familiar. Except the murder of her wizard. Someone-or some -murdered an elderly wizard who practiced black-market magic, leaving a young familiar caught between her human and animal forms. Twig, a street-wise elf, becomes embroiled in an elaborate game of murder and revenge when she joins forces with the familiar to track down the wizard's killer. "I personally think that Annie Reed is one of the best writers of her generation." award-winning writer and editor