In “Witchmark,” Polk invents a fascinating world with characters that deal with betrayal, corruption, greed, and love, while creating a story that explores notions of familial obligations, exploitation, and wartime ethics. Together they unearth even more secrets and deception including a conspiracy from Laneer that would devastate their country.

The mystery deepens as Miles works with Tristan, the captivating stranger from the emergency room. Soon his past life draws Miles back, pulling him into the politics of mages and the influential Storm-Singers who serve the Queen. A handsome stranger brings in a dying patient whose last whispered words are about poison and Miles’ true name. While searching for a cure to treat the returning soldiers suffering from a dark delusion, a murder mystery draws Miles in. The author was voted for The Calculating Stars Award as the Best Science fiction in the semifinal round in the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards. The Nebula Award Best Novel nominated her for her book, Witchmark. Miles Singer works at a veteran’s hospital, after abandoning his family’s magical birthright, in order to join the war effort against Laneer. C.L Polk is a fantasy, romance and fiction author best known for Witchmark, the debut novel in The King Cycle series. Winner of the 2019 World Fantasy Award, “Witchmark” brings magic into a world reminiscent of England during the First World War. Polk combines magic, alternate history and mystery with a touch of romance in the first book of the Kingston Cycle series.

Polk, Tor, 2018, 318 pagesĬanadian author C.L.

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