The puppetmaster's apprentice
(Book)

Impressed by the work of the puppetmaster and his apprentice, Tavia's ruler, The Margrave, has ordered dozens of life-size marionette soldiers to be sent to Wolfspire Hall. When the puppetmaster is unable to fill the order for a hundred soldiers by the deadline, he is imprisoned in the Wolfspire Keep. Then the Margrave's son orders Pirouette, the puppetmaster's daughter, to create an assassin-- and demands she bring it to life. Racing against the rise of the next blue moon-- the magic that will bring her creations to life-- she can't help but wonder: is she making a masterpiece-- or a monster? -- adapted from jacket