The Other Castle

Ule lives as an ex-convict among her people, a race of trans-dimensional worldbuilders known as the Xiinisi. Tired of feeling like an outsider, she withdraws into a world of her own making, unaware that she's embarking on a journey of self-discovery and profound transformations of body, mind, and spirit that will see her evolve from an unlikable, impetuous young being into someone—and something—far beyond what anyone could have ever imagined…

A Xiinisi Trilogy—Book II

Having regained her memories, Ule embraces her Xiinisi-assigned role: watching over the world of Elish and its demons. Living covertly as an Elishian at Sondshor Castle, she's happily married and recently promoted to Adept Scribe. Then on the eve of a historic election promising to usher in a new era, she's poisoned.

 Her life shattered, Ule deathmorphs into an unfamiliar form—a male Elishian—and is forced to start anew as Ulmain. Grieving, Ulmain investigates his own murder, unraveling the castle's secrets, from political intrigue to a fabled treasure. But the deeper he delves, the more he learns that true nature, no matter how well hidden, eventually reveals itself.

True nature is impossible to hide.