Halfnote's Song

Glass singers in the city of Albermarle use the ancient songs of dragons to fashion molten sand into the most intricate pieces of glasswork.

Half note, youngest apprentice of the House of Verre, knows that she is breaking the rules when she sneaks in to watch her sister Octavia’s test to become a journeyman of the guild. No one doubts that Octavia, brightest singer of her generation, will pass the test. But there is more to the craft of glass singing than the mere making of baubles. Just as ...