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Shadow Baron

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780356518695

Price: £9.99

ON SALE: 16th November 2023

Genre: Fiction & Related Items / Fantasy

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‘A firework of a fantasy novel: vibrant, explosive, deliciously dangerous and impossibly fun. A must-read debut’ Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne

Siyon Velo might be acknowledged as the Alchemist. He may have even stabilized the planes and stopped Bezim from ever shaking into the sea again. But that doesn’t mean he has any idea what’s he doing-and it won’t be long before everyone knows it.

Then mythical creatures once confined to operas and myths are spotted around Bezim. A djinn invades one of Zagiri’s garden parties, and whispers of a naga slithering through the Flower District are all Anahid hears at the card table.

Magic is waking up in the Mundane. It’s up to Siyon to figure out a way to stop it, or everything he’s worked hard to save will come crashing down.

Praise for this series:

‘From the razor-sharp social climbing to the glimmering alchemist’s library to the hidden realms beneath it all, I loved getting lost in this dazzling debut’ S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass

Notorious Sorcerer‘s unique magic system adds to this delightful fantasy setting, leaving readers eagerly anticipating the next book in the Burnished City series’ Booklist

Notorious Sorcerer feels like a dream you don’t want to wake from. . . I devoured it and want more!‘ Melissa Caruso, author of The Obsidian Tower

‘A delightful and fast-paced ride full of flashy swordplay, high society, and thrilling magic. . . Sheer, glorious fun!‘ Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light

‘Notorious Sorcerer is a real delight, with compelling characters and wonderful worldbuilding that sucks the reader in and keeps them engaged from beginning to end’ Mike Brooks, author of The Black Coast

‘A brilliant alchemical recipe! Notorious Sorcerer is a delicious melange of my favourite things, remixing historical magic with class consciousness. I couldn’t put it down‘ Olivia Atwater, author of Half a Soul

If you like a healthy dollop of rollicking fun with your epic fantasy, this is the book for you’ Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

Reviews

A brilliant alchemical recipe! Notorious Sorcerer is a delicious melange of my favourite things, remixing historical magic with class consciousness. I couldn't put it down
Olivia Atwater, author of HALF A SOUL
A delightful and fast-paced ride full of flashy swordplay, high society, and thrilling magic. Reading Notorious Sorcerer made me feel like I was ten years old again and discovering adventure fantasy for the first time. Sheer, glorious fun
Freya Marske, author of A MARVELLOUS LIGHT
Notorious Sorcerer is a firework of a fantasy novel: vibrant, explosive, deliciously dangerous and impossibly fun. A must-read debut
Tasha Suri, author of THE JASMINE THRONE
Notorious Sorcerer feels like a dream you don't want to wake from, with beautiful and broken people chasing elusive magic along a knife's edge in a beautiful and broken city. I devoured it and want more!
Melissa Caruso
Notorious Sorcerer has everything I want in a fantasy novel: a picaresque hero to make my heart sing, a refreshingly new kind of magic, and a waggish sense of humour. If you like a healthy dollop of rollicking fun with your epic fantasy, this is the book for you.
Megan Bannen, author of THE UNDERTAKING OF HART & MERCY
Notorious Sorcerer's unique magic system adds to this delightful fantasy setting, leaving readers eagerly anticipating the next book in the Burnished City series
BOOKLIST
From the razor-sharp social climbing to the glimmering alchemist's library to the hidden realms beneath it all, I loved getting lost in this dazzling debut
S. A. Chakraborty, author of THE CITY OF BRASS
Notorious Sorcerer is a real delight, with compelling characters and wonderful worldbuilding that sucks the reader in and keeps them engaged from beginning to end
Mike Brooks, author of THE BLACK COAST

Burnished City Trilogy