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The first two CLOAKS books in one volume!
In Cloaks, called "a treasure" by Hugo-winner Mary Robinette Kowal, an old man in a small town hides a portal to another world in his basement. When Bess discovers it and goes through, she finds a world controlled by black-cloaked, knife-wielding horsemen called quistrils who have her on the run within minutes. Her only hope is to get back through the portal, if only she weren't already lost—and seriously...
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An aging renegade. An aging tyrant. And a young woman who refuses to share her secrets with anyone.
When two quistrils from the Citadel accost a young woman and Grayvle and Heldrick pull off a rescue, one of the quistrils escapes. All the quistrils of the Citadel are now bound to learn of Heldrick and Grayvle's continued existence and to set as a top priority the goal of capturing them.
And Grayvle was injured during the rescue. Fortunately, Heldrick...
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The long-awaited third book in the CLOAKS series!
Hundreds of years ago, the Settlers created the quistrils to kill for them, then die for them-ultimately leaving the planet empty for them. Their plans didn't work as expected, and now the Settlers are gone; but the quistrils remain, keeping the world stagnant under their authoritarian rule.
Heldrick has been fighting a lone battle against quistril domination for years, but with the recent coup,...
4) Cloaks
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"A TREASURE!" --Three-time Hugo-winner Mary Robinette KowalOld Mr. Heldrick is every bit as dangerous as the kids imagine--not because he's a demented killer but because his house hides a portal to another world, and he's the guardian. When Bess is caught in his basement, she's forced to flee through that doorway, not knowing where it leads.
She finds herself in a nightmare world controlled by black-cloaked, knife-wielding horsemen. Within minutes...