Speechless in Achten Tan

<p>Mila hasn't spoken in the five years since she became a first-level Everfall witch. After failing the test to reclaim her voice and control her magic her mentor sends eighteen-year-old Mila to Achten Tan–City of Dust–a dangerous desert town built in the massive ribcage of an extinct leviathan.</p><p>To reclaim her power Mila must steal a magical staff from evil Bone Master Opu Haku's sky-high lair.</p><p>Her only resources are the magical luminous elixirs of the cursed caverns where she grew up and a band of unlikely allies; a quirky inventor a giant-ant rider a healer a librarian's assistant a Tar-tule rider and the chief's playboy son.</p><p>But in the City of Bones enemies & friends are not who they seem and trusting the wrong person can be deadly.</p><p>If Mila fails she will never speak again and her bones will be added to the desert.</p><p> </p><p><em>This book includes a kick-ass tattooed witch who can't speak giant ants first-person present-tense narration magic banter a heist by a diverse cast and cute boys kissing.</em></p>