Inversions

The physician at the winter palace knows more about poisons than her enemies think that she does. She also knows more about antidotes than her enemies can discover, in spite of their cunning schemes to kill her. In another palace across the mountains, the Protector General's chief bodyguard has an enemy that he hates and fears more than any other person because of his size, his physical strength, and his penchant for torture. But despite his fear of this man, he cannot ignore the threat that he poses to himself and to his dagger-throwing mistress. Spiraling around a central core of hatred and violence, INVERSIONS is a gripping science fiction novel told with panache by one of the best authors working today.