“A remarkable writer.” —Neil Gaiman, bestselling writer of American Gods

An Alex Award Champion

There is a dark secret that’s hiding in the centre of NEW YORK and diminishing the city’s magicians’ power within this fantasy thriller by acclaimed author Kat Howard.

In New York City, magic controls everything. But the power of magic is usually fading. No-one knows what’s happening, except for Sydney—a fresh, rare magician with amazing power that has been unmatched in years, and she could be the only person who can end the darkness that is weakening the magic. But Sydney doesn’t desire to help the system, she really wants to destroy it.

Sydney originates from the House of Shadows, which controls the magic with the help of sacrifices from magicians.