About the book: year / Spots are fast. The muscles are strong. Shields have impenetrable skin. Mimics can change their appearance. And they are all in danger. One Mimic is about to discover that in the Empire of Talents, all is not as it appears. Mika can shapeshift and dreams of using her skills as a spy on a mission into enemy territory. Instead, she is sent to work for a feisty young princess. Participating in tea parties and collecting gossip in the castle angers Mika, she would not mind killing someone - maybe even the princess. But she soon learns that there is more to this world than pompous balls. She finds herself caught in a web of court intrigue and dangerous secrets. When Talents begin to disappear across the empire, Mika may be the only one able to uncover the enemy and save them all. She can change her face, but can she play this game??