For Thazienne Uskevren, what doesn't kill her only makes her stronger. In Sembia, everything is for sale -- drugs, poisons, lives . . . even the fragmented soul of a young woman. Except the soul belongs to Tazi Uskevren -- and she'd like it back. Fortunately, what can be purchased can also be stolen. What began as a simple robbery throws wide an old foe's nefarious plan, and her friends' stolen souls are the key. Tazi must journey far from Selgaunt's dark alleys to the shining heart of the Calim Desert, if she wants to save more than just herself. Enter the greatest fantasy setting of our generation -- enter the Forgotten Realms.