"Alex has a set of Enchanted cards. When she flutters her fingers above them, the cards come alive and create moving pictures of what is now and what is yet to come. But Enchantment is illegal in the city of Luma, and those who practice it are imprisoned forever. When Alex is betrayed by her foster sister Zerra, she makes a daring escape but soon discovers she is not safe outside Luma either. Here lurk deadly Hauntings that seek out those who practice magic: Enchanters and their children. The Hauntings take many forms, and Alex is hunted by the Hawke, the murderous Grey Walker, and the eerie Xin. But why do the Hauntings haunt Alex? Alex doesn't believe she's an Enchanter's child, but she has no idea who her parents are. Her Enchanted cards are her only clue to her true identity, and she becomes determined to find out who she is"--Dust jacket flap.
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