Publisher's Synopsis
'Treachery's Tools' is L.E. Modesitt's tenth novel in the 'The Imager Portfolio' fantasy series and begins 13 years after the events of 'Madness in Solidar'. Alastar has settled into his role as the Maitre of the Collegium. Now married with a daughter, he would like nothing better than to focus his efforts on improving Imager Isle and making it more self-sufficient. However, the rise in fortune of the merchant classes in Solidar over the years does not sit well with the High Holders, who see the erosion of their long-enjoyed privileges.