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[email protected] Table of Contents Introduction by Tanith Lee Prologue: The Tower of Baybhelu Part One: The Souring of the Fruit Chapter 1: Storytellers Chapter 2: All About Bhelsheved Chapter 3: Night Works Part Two: Soul-of-the-Moon Chapter 1: A Sacrifice Chapter 2: The Magical Engine Chapter 3: Sunfire Chapter 4: Moonflame Chapter 5: An Image of Light and Shadow Part Three: The Bitterness of Joy Chapter 1: Seventeen Murderesses Chapter 2: Mother and Daughter Chapter 3: The Aloe Chapter 4: Dice Chapter 5: Love and Death and Time INTRODUCTION Tanith Lee The start of this book was a little odd, for me.