A chance encounter in the streets of Corenth reveals that Roan Palion bears the magelight, and opens his eyes to the power and beauty of magic. His only link to his old life is his twin sister Lia, but she is discovering a wider world of her own. Lia is offered the chance to train in the art of the confisieres, Vertiga's famous sweet makers, and finds unlikely love in the highest circles of society. Their studies take them far from their former lives, but their new world is more wondrous and more dangerous than they know. With strange and terrible magic running wild across the land, will Lia and Roan live long enough to finish their lessons? * * * Tales of Vertiga is a series of unique stories from a world of magi and sailors, Leaves and dragons. Centuries ago, the Mage War ended with a battle that tore the world apart, leaving the continent of Vertiga isolated beyond the Maelstrom. The mage Orders were formed and oaths taken to keep those with magic in check. Yet those oaths are not always kept...