The Gifted Dead - Gifted, Bk 1 Author:Jenna Black Politics and magic make dangerous bedfellows. — Deep within the Order, the seeds of corruption have taken root. While younger generations of the Gifted have embraced modern democratic values, a secret society of old-guard zealots seek a return to the past, when only European men of distinguished bloodlines held power. — Now, three venerable Europe... more »an families and a maverick American each plot to seize control of the Order and shape it to their will. A cutthroat game of political intrigue will decide the winner; and the stakes couldn't be higher, for ruling the Order carries with it the power to grant -- or deny -- an afterlife.
What begins as a battle of wills could turn into an all-out war. And magic could prove deadlier than any missile.« less