The Mask of Mirrors
core novel 2021 Rook & Rose
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.00 (15,057 ratings, collected 2026-08-19) |
| Page count | 630 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316539678 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The Mask of Mirrors is the first novel in the Rook & Rose trilogy, set in the city of Nadezra, where the ruling Liganti nobility governs over the native Vraszenian population, creating deep social and political divisions. Ren, a street-raised con artist, adopts the false identity of a noble heir, Renata Viraudax, in order to infiltrate the declining Traementis family and secure both her own fortune and her sister's future, only to find herself developing real attachment to the family she means to deceive. At the same time, a dangerous drug called ash is being spread through the city, drawing people into a lethal dream world, and suspicion for the deaths it causes falls on a powerful member of the ruling council.
Where it sits
- Universe: Rook & Rose
- Series: Rook & Rose core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Marie Brennan
- Author: Alyc Helms
Notes
- From the series record (Rook & Rose): Written under the shared pen name M.A. Carrick. A complete trilogy of intrigue fantasy set in the city of Nadezra. No award recognition could be confirmed from any primary source checked; not registered as an AWD record.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Rook & Rose: position 1 of 3: next The Liar's Knot (2022)
Sources
- macarrick.com (authors' own site)
- Wikipedia (English)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mask_of_Mirrors
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