For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped"...

"A lush, sensuous, and original tale of family, love, and history, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath. Nadia Guerra's mother, Albis Torres, left when Nadia was just ten years old. Growing up, the proponents of revolution promised a better future. Now that she's an adult, Nadia finds that life in Havana hasn't quite matched its promise; instead it has stifled her rebellious and artistic desires. Each night she DJs a...

Rico Chavez is the most terrifying of killers. He is ruthless, charismatic, and has the resources to get whatever he wants. What Rico Chavez wants is Elena Kyler...dead. Trained by the military as an assassin, Elena has always relied on herself until now. On the run from Chavez, her desperation leads her to seek help from Sean Galen. He is the most dangerous man she knows. In order to save her own life, she must learn to trust for the first time and...