First edition. Fine book n VG DJ displaying tiny bit of edgewear at top front. Not price-clipped. Wonderful jacket with raised designs on a silver jewel chest. Also, at first glance, front appears to be a light metallic blue, but actually has swirls of irridescent color like carnival glass -- or an oil spill! Fiction. Romantic Intrigue. A lost green crystal and the desire to be free of a domineering family unites an unlikely pair -- a dark, battle-hardened warlord and a would-be natural philosopher with detective skills.