The Talent Sinistral

The very soil of Éclatan harbors a dread secret-as the first Nwtyrrans found when they came seeking energy to power their mighty civilization. For the crystalline sands that make the hillsides glow also stimulate extra-sensory talents in select individuals-most often those who favor their left, or spell-hand. Now, centuries after Nwtyrra's disastrous fall, spell-handers are branded with the spiral serpent to mark them outcast; those found to possess sinistral mind talents are killed.

Kier, ...