Publisher's Synopsis
When is magic not magic? It is when the Hidden Clans control living energy to do things that appear magical to us-cure disease, slow aging, and heal a heart from the inside-or incinerate an enemy's as it beats. And those abilities have deadly consequences for the Clans. Annie, a gifted healer, has kin who were burned at the stake as witches. She must conceal herself from the lessi, "normal" people who would persecute the Clans. But she and many other clansmen also venture freely among us, in disguise, to satisfy their needs for art, entertainment, science . . . and for love. Homeland Security breaks Annie's cover-branded a terrorist, she runs, desperate to keep the secret of the Clans. And then a clan leader launches a horrific plague to end lessi tyranny by eliminating us-all of us, including people Annie loves. She has a chance to stop him, but Homeland Security is closing in . . .
