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Name of a Shadow
Concord, Book 3
Ann Maxwell
1980

ISBN: 0-380-75390-1

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A STRANGE ALLIANCE UNDER DIAMOND SKIES

Kayle—the Concord advisor with the power to link minds, he is torn between his oath of obedience
and a loathing for all things Malian.

Ryth—representative of a legendary and complex race with astounding powers of perception, he falls
hopelessly into a forbidden love.

Faen—a proud and bitter aristocrat known for her beauty and vengeance, she is the reluctant key to
the secrets hidden in the shadows.

IT CAN BE DEADLY TO DISTURB THE SHADOWS

Malia’s prismatic atmosphere transformed sunlight into a vibrant fall of energy; on Malia, everything
was more vivid, more varied, more vital. Even the shadows seemed alive.
Some of them were ...


I
“ARE YOU THE SHARNN?”
“Yes.”
“Come in.”
Ryth entered the room with the lithe grace of a dancer or a Malian assassin. Kayle watched, orange
eyes hooded; few people had ever seen a Sharnn in the flesh.
“I didn’t know that Sharnn ever left their planet,” said Kayle, gesturing to a sling for Ryth to sit in.
“Not much is known about Sharnn,” said Ryth, his face changing with what could have been a smile.
Kayle’s glance flicked over the tall man whose silver-green eyes compelled attention. Though Ryth
was standing motionless, his floor-length cape seemed to stir subtly, twisting light into new shapes.
“That’s why you interest the Carifil,” said Kayle. “You’re the first person from Sharn who has asked
anything of the Concord.” Kayle’s dark face fell into the many creases of a Nendleti frown. “And what
you’ve asked is—” Kayle’s arm snapped out.”—difficult. Probably impossible.”
“But the Carifil will consider it.”
“Yes. And in return, you will use your pattern skills to help us understand Malia.”
“Before the Concord destroys it.”
 “If we destroy it,” corrected Kayle. Then he laughed, a thick and husky sound. “If I didn’t know the
Carifil, I’d not waste another moment with you. Tell me, Sharnn, how a man from one of the Concord’s
most simple cultures can help the Carifil to understand one of the Concord’s most complex and secretive
cultures?”
This time, Ryth’s smile was unmistakable. He flowed into the sling without taking his eyes off Kayle.