MixedI thought The Broken Eye was a decent step down. And it's in the B's.
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The Broken Eye (2014)
Others: Mostly positive Without the protection of Gavin Guile, who has been captured and enslaved and has lost his powers, Kip, Teia, and Karris fight to survive a secret war between the nobles, rebels, and an ancient order of stealthy assassins called The Broken Eye.
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- 9780316079921
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- 742 pages
Genres: fantasy
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