In an age of forgetfulness, when Art has been outlawed, Valo lives in the Cellars of a dingy city, hiding her Artful strengths, waiting for a chance to outlive her father's debts. Then she meets the Dire-mysterious strangers from a mythical past, on a quest to save the future. As much as Valo craves her freedom-or revenge for suffering endured-she begins to learn that the world is a bigger place than she'd ever imagined.The Regent, his...