The Dark Feather Augusten Burroughs the more she learns about

the more she learns about herself

Unflinchingly honest and hugely entertaining

exotic creatures and landscapes from the far reaches of the imagination and its own intriguing and turbulent history

American independence and the Napoleonic Wars

From a broken childhood comes an unbreakable and deadly bond

The Dark Feather Augusten Burroughs the more she learns aboutIxachipan is in flames. Rebellion rages in every land and across every hill as the Empire of Songs battles to maintain control, but nowhere more fiercely than in the Singing City itself. In the great pyramid at its heart, Shadow Tayan faces the awful consequences of his actions, and their seductive possibilities. In the city streets, Xessa and Lilla lead their warriors in increasingly desperate battles, their unity riven by betrayal and deception,