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In the city of Riverside, a young spy from across the sea and a mathematical genius farm girl are watched over by the Duchess Tremontaine, but when the two commoners threaten the duchess's works, she moves her pieces into play.
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Welcome to Tremontaine, the prequel to Ellen Kushner's beloved Riverside series that began with Swordspoint!A duchess's beauty matched only by her cunning; her husband's dangerous affair with a handsome scholar; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius on the brink of revolution. Suddenly long-buried lies threaten to come to light and betrayal and treachery run rampant in this story of sparkling wit and political intrigue. Written serially by six critically acclaimed authors, Tremontaine is a tale of intrigue, manners, treachery, and cleverness that will delight readers.
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