Daw, New York, 1998, 2^nd pr.  Daw Book Collectors No. 1051.  ISBN 0-88677-731-3.  MMPB, 775 pages.  Unread copy; small corner bends, light cover wear, some colour chipping along rear spine edge; pages lightly tanned.  ‘For Glenin, former First Daughter of Ambrai, is determined to have her revenge and regain her power, plotting the ruin of her sisters, Sarra, Councillor of Sheve, and Cailet, the new Mage Captal, while the Malerrisi – under Glenin’s leadership – once again begin weaving a web with which to entangle their entire world. … Glenin prepares to strike at the very heart of both of her sisters’ power.  All it will take is the betrayal of Ambrai’s most closely guarded family secret, and the right traitor planted in the heart of Cailet’s haven … Glenin’s perfect tool of destruction and most loyal follower – her own son…’ (from rear wrap)