Whisked away to Haxahaven Academy for Witches in 1911,
seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell soon finds herself torn
between aligning herself with Haxahaven's foes, the Sons of St.
Druon, to solve her brother's murder or saving Manhattan and her
fellow witches.
A New York Times Bestseller
The Last Magician meets The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
in this "spectacular, singular, and spellbinding" (Casey
McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White &
Royal Blue) historical fantasy following a young woman who
discovers she has magical powers and is thrust into a battle
between witches and wizards.
In 1911 New York City, seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell
spends her days as a seamstress, mourning the mysterious death of
her brother months prior. Everything changes when she's attacked
and a man ends up dead at her feet--her scissors in his neck, and
she can't explain how they got there.
Before she can be condemned as a murderess, two cape-wearing
nurses arrive to inform her she is deathly ill and ordered to
report to Haxahaven Sanitarium. But Frances finds Haxahaven isn't
a sanitarium at all: it's a school for witches. Within
Haxahaven's glittering walls, Frances finds the sisterhood she
craves, but the headmistress warns Frances that magic is
dangerous. Frances has no interest in the small, safe magic of
her school, and is instead enchanted by Finn, a boy with magic
himself who appears in her dreams and tells her he can teach her
all she's been craving to learn, lessons that may bring her
closer to discovering what truly happened to her brother.
Frances's newfound power attracts the attention of the leader of
an ancient order who yearns for magical control of Manhattan. And
who will stop at nothing to have Frances by his side. Frances
must ultimately choose what matters more, justice for her
murdered brother and her growing feelings for Finn, or the safety
of her city and fellow witches. What price would she pay for
power, and what if the truth is more terrible than she ever
imagined? A New York Times Bestseller
The Last Magician meets The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and
Piracy in this “spectacular, singular, and spellbinding” (Casey
McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White &
Royal Blue) historical fantasy following a young woman who
discovers she has magical powers and is thrust into a battle
between witches and wizards.
In 1911 New York City, seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell
spends her days as a seamstress, mourning the mysterious death of
her brother months prior. Everything changes when she’s attacked
and a man ends up dead at her feet—her scissors in his neck, and
she can’t explain how they got there.
Before she can be condemned as a murderess, two cape-wearing
nurses arrive to inform her she is deathly ill and ordered to
report to Haxahaven Sanitarium. But Frances finds Haxahaven isn’t
a sanitarium at all: it’s a school for witches. Within
Haxahaven’s glittering walls, Frances finds the sisterhood she
craves, but the headmistress warns Frances that magic is
dangerous. Frances has no interest in the small, safe magic of
her school, and is instead enchanted by Finn, a boy with magic
himself who appears in her dreams and tells her he can teach her
all she’s been craving to learn, lessons that may bring her
closer to discovering what truly happened to her brother.
Frances’s newfound power attracts the attention of the leader of
an ancient order who yearns for magical control of Manhattan. And
who will stop at nothing to have Frances by his side. Frances
must ultimately choose what matters more, justice for her
murdered brother and her growing feelings for Finn, or the safety
of her city and fellow witches. What price would she pay for
power, and what if the truth is more terrible than she ever
imagined?