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Pen's life is all about secrets: the secret of the city's spirits, deities and monsters her best friend Beth discovered, living just beyond the notice of modern Londoners; the secret of how she got the intricate scars that disfigure her so cruelly--and the most closely guarded secret of all: Parva, her mirror-sister, forged from her reflections in a school bathroom mirror. Pen's reflected twin is the only girl who really understands her. Then Parva is abducted and Pen makes a terrible bargain for the means to track her down. In London-Under-Glass, looks are currency, and Pen's scars make her a rare and valuable commodity. But some in the reflected city will do anything to keep Pen from the secret of what happened to the sister who shared her face., The Glass Republic is the gripping sequel to The City's Son , and the second book of The Skyscraper Throne trilogy. Pen's life is about secrets: the secret of the city's spirits, deities and monsters, living just beyond the notice of modern Londoners; the secret of Pen's intricate scars that disfigure her so cruelly; and the most closely guarded secret of all: Parva, her mirror-sister, forged from her reflections in a school bathroom mirror. Pen's reflected twin is the only girl who really understands her. Then Parva is abducted and Pen makes a terrible bargain to track her down. In London-Under-Glass, looks are currency, and Pen's scars make her a rare and valuable commodity. But some in the reflected city will do anything to keep Pen from the secret of what happened to the sister who shared her face., The second book in Tom Pollock's Skyscraper Throne trilogy, The Glass Republic is a thrilling adventure into a fantastical subterranean world beneath London, populated by fantastical creatures. "Pen" Khan is burdened by a life of secrets. Following a devastatingly close encounter with the Wire Mistress, Pen's face is strangely disfigured by dozens of crisscrossing scars, making her an outcast among her peers. The only person who understands is Parva, Pen's mirror sister confined to the world of London-Under-Glass. Following Parva's abduction, Pen strikes a terrible bargain with the unforgiving Chemical Synod for the means to track her down, and ventures into the unknown. In London-Under-Glass, appearance is everything, and Pen's peculiar scars make her a valuable commodity. But some in the reflected city are doing everything they can to prevent Pen from learning the truth about the disappearance of a girl who shares her face.

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