Publisher's Synopsis
The Knowledge Effect: Book Two
When a family consists of a mostly reformed thief, a dragon struggling to control his transformations and destructive impulses, and a little girl so magickally skilled it's literally scary, juggling personal problems with making a living is a constant struggle. Martus wants his boyfriend, Hal, and his sister, Elsaben, to be safe and happy, but providing for them is harder now that he's trying to live honestly--and that means taking jobs where he finds them, even if the details don't exactly add up.
Martus's rich benefactor fears for her son, the celebrated adventurer Fitzy. He's missing and possibly in danger--or he's tired of living up to expectations and has snuck off to crawl into a bottle. Either way, Martus and Hal are being well paid to bring him back. Fitzy's estranged sister, Mel, insists on coming along, and Martus understands wanting to protect a loved one. But is that the only reason Mel joins the quest?
As they track the missing hero, someone is tracking them. They must reach Fitzy first, and the terrible powers Elsaben and Hal hold back by fraying threads aren't the only dangers closing in.
