The Petralist: Builder of Intrigue

This gem of a Petralist origins story is all about Aunt Ailsa, set immediately prior to Set in Stone.

She is a behind-the-scenes spy master . . .

But is she also a field agent?

Ailsa likes to think so, and she’s had some great successes, but also one notable failure. So she’s in Merkland for a quick trip to settle a score and remove a potentially deadly adversary. Then she needs to rush to Alasdair to save her nephew Connor from making the terrible mistake of pledging fealty to High Lord Dougal.

Except, she runs into unexpected trouble.

Ailsa is brilliant and clever, but not even she can foresee the wild adventure, full of intrigue, secrets, and even a Grandurian hit squad.

If she can’t settle everything fast, Connor will face terrible danger alone.

Then again, it’s not like he can make too big of a mess before she can catch up, can he?