Description: Now that the bailiwick outbreaks have been handled by Little Blue's all-woman peacekeeping force in Book I (The Kanshou), a new threat to the planet emerges. The human species may be following in the footsteps of animal life, which deserted the planet on "Empty Monday" in the year 2021. Little Blue's children are dying -- in some cases, just after birth. They exhibit no apparent signs of illness; they greet Death as a friend and go willingly, in song, singly or in groups.Magister Zella Terremotto Adverb and her sister magisters Lin-ci Win and Flossie Yotoma Lutu find themselves in an unexpected alliance with Jezebel Stronglaces and her followers. Previously at odds regarding the Testing and Protocols for identifying and surgically eliminating a physical cause for violence, they bond together now. (Just how much of this is clue to the fact that Zude and Jez were lovers at the Amah Academy in their youth is one of the tantalizing aspects of Book II.)As the Kanshou struggle to discover the link between the children's deaths, the animals' disappearance, and whether or not humans can forgo violence within their collective spirit, Zude and Jez face unexpected dangers on land and at sea and are transformed in ways that determine the fate of Little Blue. Ultimately, the magic of "going shy" reveals a surprising and startling ending to Book II.

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