"The setting, people, and dialogue fit together effortlessly with an old, familiar merge reminiscent of Terry Pratchett's Discworld." -Reedsy Discovery THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS... Asteria Silvertongue, a snake in a city of humans, breaks hearts and wins wallets with her vivid scales and skill with cards. When a valuable artifact from the war that could rewrite her people's history drops into her scaly hands, she finds herself drawn into a web of deception and betrayal that threatens to bring her deepest secrets to light. Can she play her cards right to avoid the mob, keep her tail out of trouble, and perhaps even find a little love before it's too late?
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