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Witchmark

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WINNER of the 2019 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and a finalist for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Lammy Award!
One of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, according to Time Magazine

One of the best books of 2018, according to NPR, Publishers Weekly, BuzzFeed, the Chicago Review, BookPage, and the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog.
The Kingston Cycle is One of Reader's Digest Top 25 Best Fantasy Series Ever Written
C. L. Polk arrives on the scene with Witchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance. The New York Times calls it "thoroughly charming and deftly paced... an accomplished and enjoyable debut."

In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own.
Magic marked Miles Singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be enslaved to his family's interest or to be committed to a witches' asylum. He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldn't leave his past behind. The war between Aeland and Laneer leaves men changed, strangers to their friends and family, but even after faking his own death and reinventing himself as a doctor at a cash-strapped veterans' hospital, Miles can't hide what he truly is.
When a fatally poisoned patient exposes Miles' healing gift and his witchmark, he must put his anonymity and freedom at risk to investigate his patient's murder. To find the truth he'll need to rely on the family he despises, and on the kindness of the most gorgeous man he's ever seen.
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    • Library Journal

      March 15, 2018

      Taking advantage of wartime chaos, Dr. Miles Singer changed his name and hid from his family to avoid being bound to his sister Grace as a source of magical power. Miles's freedom is in peril; however, when a dying man comes to him for help, how can he refuse to act if others are also in danger and the fate of the realm is at stake? Perhaps an unexpected ally can help. Except that Tristan Hunter is both distractingly attractive and a member of an alien race of magical beings. As if Miles needed more complications in his life! First novelist Polk has created a supernatural realm of magic and privilege set in an alternative Edwardian world in the aftermath of a World War I-like conflict. VERDICT Readers will root for a complex and likable protagonist who struggles against societal pressure to put his family's interest above his own. For fans of V.E. Schwab, Melissa McShane, or Tarun Shanker.--Laurel Bliss, San Diego State Univ. Lib.

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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      Starred review from April 1, 2018
      The magnetically handsome Tristan brings a dying man to Dr. Miles Singer's doorstep, aware of Miles' secret identity as a witch, though he is well hidden in an unfashionable hospital after returning from the just-concluded war in Laneer. Miles quickly becomes entangled in the hunt for the man's killer, while dealing with an attraction to the mysterious Tristan and a deepening malaise among fellow soldiers returning from war. Then Miles' powerful family threatens to shackle him to his sister to be used as a sort of magical battery, to enhance her storm singing and protect Aeland from the ravages of bad weather. Many disparate elements are expertly woven together to make this debut a crackler, with layers like a nesting doll and just as delightful to discover. There's a will-he-or-won't-he heat to the romance, a Philip Pullmanesque setting full of mages, wizards, and political intrigue, all wrapped up in the feeling of a historical mystery that fans of Maisie Dobbs and other WWI-era novels will dive into. Polk has created an amazing new world with hints of Edwardian glamour, sizzling secrets, and forbidden love that crescendos to a cinematic finish. Witchmark is a can't-miss debut that will enchant readers.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)

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