For the last 400 years, magic has been fading...
Edward Crane has always feared he won't have any magic at all. Sure, he's part of a powerful magic Artezan family, but he's adopted. His twin sister, Elodie, isn't so worried, but then everything always seems to work out perfectly for her.
So when Ed discovers he does have an Artezan power after all, he's relieved. And it's more than he ever could have imagined - in fact, it's a dream come true. But the problem with dreams is that sometimes they twist themselves into nightmares.
And with Ed's new abilities growing by the day, there's a chance that this nightmare will become all too real...
LD has written some amazing stuff already, but this is the best yet. Set in Scotland and full of Scottish slang and old words, this magical series gives us a world where Artezans, what we might once have called witches, have been on the decline for the last few hundred years, and what happens when a new generation comes of age.
The world building is fantastic, all the better because it's basically invisible - there's no info dumps or long descriptions here, it's all neatly folded into the story. Ed is a brilliant character, conflicted but ultimately heroic. His supporting cast is amazing - I want a lot more of his fathers in the next volume! (And I'm guessing that Poppley will come good, but I can't be sure yet.)
There are a few threads left dangling for the rest of the series, but nothing too terrible, certainly not a cliffhanger like some series do. This is going to be really popular; I can't wait for it to officially go on sale.
Artezans: The Forgotten Magic publishes on the 29th of February, 2024. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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