A Face Like Glass

In the underground city of Caverna, skilled craftspeople create extraordinary products in darkness—wines that erase memories, cheeses that cause hallucinations, and perfumes that inspire trust in their wearers. The city's inhabitants have blank faces; expressions must be learned from Facesmiths, who charge high prices to teach people how to display or simulate emotions. Neverfell is a girl with no memory of her past who wears a mask because her face frightens others. Unlike the Facesmiths who teach artificial expressions, Neverfell's expressions are genuine and varied—making her dangerous in a world built on deception and distrust. She enters Caverna and must navigate its dark secrets and sinister inhabitants.