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Lirael Amakiir is a lie wrapped in feathers.
Born to the celestial Avariel - a culture consumed by the philosophy of absolute, unburdened freedom - Lirael carries a profound secret: an agonizing, magnetic pull toward the greatest thing her people despise: restraint. Her magnificent wings, the defining feature of her race, are also an insurmountable barrier to the dark, delicious desire her soul craves.
Defying the risk of madness and eternal exile, she descends from the high mountains, trading the clarity of the sky for the overwhelming grime and noise of the ground. She seeks a whispered rumor - a master rigger whose skill can secure any person with absolute artistry. Lirael offers her most dangerous vulnerability to this man of earth and shadow.
She knows the risk is immense. The binding could snap her bones or break her mind. But for a creature whose life is an ongoing ascent toward the sky, is a deliberate, calculated surrender the only way to finally learn how to land?