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Mahali's rulers for generations were the water witches, who could feel the ebb and flow of precious water in their very bones. Then there was a coup, and control of Mahali's water passed to an impersonal computer network.

It was Deza's father who hit upon the scheme. Dressing his daughter in ceremonial garb, he passed her off as the last surviving member of the royal house. With tricks and illusions she and her father moved toward the centres of power.

But it's the nature of a con artist to go too far...

Unusual, if a little predictable. It wasn't really long enough to develop the characters properly, but an entertaining, quick read. I didn't see the point of the mbuzi - again, the theme wasn't well-developed so I thought they were a bit of a wasted plot device.

Sent to cat207 for my December Xmas bookbag giveaway.

Picked up from the post office on December 16 along with six others - first chance to journal.
Thank you so much. Some of my favourite authors!

This was different to what I expected, but quite a good read.

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