An Instruction in Shadow
A magical urban fantasy from the author of the million-copy-selling Alex Verus novels
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4.3 • 6 Ratings
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- £12.99
Publisher Description
MAGIC. POWER. GREED. The ultra-rich control magic-the same way they control everything else-but Stephen Oakwood may just beat them at their own game in this exhilarating contemporary fantasy from the author of the million-copy-selling Alex Verus novels.
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Stephen has emerged victorious against the schemes of his aristocratic family. Now he finally has the opportunity to do what he's been wanting to do for a long time: track down his father.
But doing so won't be easy. Stephen's not so isolated any more, but the contacts he's making in the magical world-everyone from the corporation he works for to the mother he's just beginning to reconnect with-all have agendas of their own. And now a new group is emerging from the shadows, calling themselves the Winged. Their leader, the mysterious Byron, promises that he can show Stephen how to find his father...but he wants something in return.
Following that trail will throw Stephen into greater danger than he's ever faced before. To survive, he'll need to use all of his tricks and sigls, and pick up some new ones. Only then will he be able to prevail against his enemies...and find out who's really pulling the strings.
'Jacka has drawn a potent new world of magic controlled by a privileged few, and Stephen Oakwood is the sigl-wielding rebel we didn't know we needed' New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill
'Captivating, compelling' SFX
THE INHERITANCE OF MAGIC SERIES:
Book 1: An Inheritance of Magic
Book 2: An Instruction in Shadow
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jacka follows An Inheritance of Magic with this dense, pulse-pounding fantasy adventure. Twentysomething Londoner Stephen Oakwood has moved out of his aunt's house and now lives with strangers, eking out his rent payments by working odd jobs collecting Wells, or stores of magical essence, for anyone who'll pay. In the meantime, he continues his search for his missing father, an investigation that puts him on the radar of the Winged, a cult that claims to hold the secret to his father's whereabouts. Becoming involved with the Winged, however, puts him in danger from other prospective members who feel threatened by his presence and desperately want to join the cult themselves. The action never relents and the magic system remains intricately detailed, occasionally overwhelmingly so. Stephen inches closer to discovering his father's whereabouts, but his journey is cut off by an abrupt cliffhanger that will leave readers more frustrated than excited for the next installment. Still, series fans will enjoy the return to this magical world.
