Emilio Diate—the greatest dancer the Kingdom has ever produced—has vowed vengeance on that government for its merciless execution of his entire family. Now forced to start over on the merchant island of Golga, which forbids dancing, the handsome refugee joins the secret police with only one dark intention—to find his family's killers and serve his own brand of justice.
But when love intercedes, Diate may become the victim of his own revenge. As the conflicts between Golga and the Kingdom escalate, everyone Diate loves faces danger. A treacherous scheme may end his one true chance at happiness—and destroy Diate's world.
"An entertaining mix of intrigue, assassination, troubled loyalties and political rivalries."
—Science Fiction Chronicle
"Intelligent, complex…an enjoyable fantasy that presents sociological commentary in the manner of a Le Guin SF novel."
—Locus
"Rusch has style."
—Charles de Lint
