Unnatural Magic
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3.7
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C. M. Waggoner
A “brilliant and terrifically fun”* debut novel brings an enchanting new voice to fantasy. Onna can write the parameters of a spell faster than any of the young men in her village school. But despite her incredible abilities, she’s denied a place at the nation’s premier arcane academy. Undaunted, she sails to the bustling city-state of Hexos, hoping to find a place at a university where they don’t think there’s anything untoward about providing a woman with a magical education. But as soon as Onna arrives, she’s drawn into the mysterious murder of four trolls. Tsira is a troll who never quite fit into her clan, despite being the leader’s daughter. She decides to strike out on her own and look for work in a human city, but on her way she stumbles upon the body of a half-dead human soldier in the snow. As she slowly nurses him back to health, an unlikely bond forms between them, one that is tested when an unknown mage makes an attempt on Tsira’s life. Soon, unbeknownst to each other, Onna and Tsira both begin devoting their considerable talents to finding out who is targeting trolls, before their homeland is torn apart… *Kat Howard, Alex Award-winning author of An Unkindness of Magicians
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Author
C. M. Waggoner
Pages
400
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2019-11-05
ISBN
1984805843 9781984805843
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"A really fun book! A half-troll, her human lover, a gifted young mage and her eccentric mentor find themselves working together to solve a string of murders. A very entertaining story with great characters. "
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Leah
"This author and book deserve sooo much more attention. It's funny and creative and romantic and exciting and uses a fantastical format to explore issues like gender and racism and other isms. The characters are lovable in a chaotic neutral way. Waggoner as an author is sort of like a mix of Becky Chambers and Naomi Novik."
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