Publisher's Synopsis
No one remembers when the cities drowned. A great wave swept the world clean of its old corruption and the age of sorcery was done. For those who remain life has narrowed into the simple rhythms of survival. The villagers living in the flooded reed lands are content to keep their past submerged and Marisha is no different... at least she tries not to be. For as long as she can remember Marisha has pretended to be human, but in reality she's a shifter, blessed with ability to take on the form of other creatures. A blasphemy to the priests who rule this tiny world, but one that has gone unnoticed, until a sorcerer steps out of legend and into her father's hut...