by Freya Marske
Robin Blythe is a down-at-the-heels baronet, responsible for taking care of his sister and the sadly diminished estate his profligate parents left him. When he takes a civil service job, a clerical error lands him in a job he is in no way prepared for: the PM’s liaison to a society of magicians. Actual magic-using magicians, not the stage sort. Magicians who aren’t supposed to exist.
As if that weren’t bad enough, his predecessor has disappeared under extremely mysterious circumstances, and left the office in a complete mess. And his counterpart in the magical world’s bureaucracy, Edwin Courcey, is a snob who has very little use for him. An arrogant, prickly, and distinctly alluring snob.
Soon Robin and Edwin are deep in the mystery of the disappearance of Robin’s predecessor, which leads them to discover a ruthless plot to control all the magic in the British Isles. Hijinks ensue.
Fans of The Magicians and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell will be delighted with this high-stakes romp through a fantastical mirror-universe version of Edwardian England.
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