But what made me the happiest is how delightfully queer this story is. The prose is sublime, the world-building top-notch, and the magic system is fascinating and unique. I spent the majority of my time with A Marvellous Light in goosebumps.
Harrow, author of The Once and Future Witches “Mystery! Magic! Murder! Long looks full of yearning! This book is a confection, both marvelous and light.“-Alix E. Marske deftly contrasts the couple’s affection with the stuffiness of the world that surrounds them, making their love all the more relevant.”- BookPage, starred review “Robin and Edwin’s relationship anchors the narrative, and the way that they challenge and question and then accept each other is captivating. “This trilogy opener is sure to capture the hearts of romance and fantasy readers alike.”- Booklist, starred review “Marske’s debut is a delightful blend of Edwardian fantasy and romance, with enough twists and questions to have readers clamoring for the next in the planned series.”- Library Journal, starred review Polk’s Witchmark, period queer novels, and creative fantasy will all clamor for more.”- Publishers Weekly, starred review
“ Sensual erotic scenes, an intriguing magic system, and a puzzling mystery combine to make this novel a wonder.
Thrown together and facing unexpected dangers, Robin and Edwin discover a plot that threatens every magician in the British Isles-and a secret that more than one person has already died to keep. Robin’s predecessor has disappeared, and the mystery of what happened to him reveals unsettling truths about the very oldest stories they’ve been told about the land they live on and what binds it. Now Robin must contend with the beauty and danger of magic, an excruciating deadly curse, and the alarming visions of the future that come with it-not to mention Edwin Courcey, his cold and prickly counterpart in the magical bureaucracy, who clearly wishes Robin were anyone and anywhere else. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society, he discovers what’s been operating beneath the unextraordinary reality he’s always known. He’s struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents’ excesses. Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. The first book in the Last Binding trilogy, A MARVELLOUS LIGHT is a queer historical fantasy set in an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts and conspiracies. Winner of the 2022 Romantic Novel Award in FantasyĪ Best of 2021 Pick for NPR | Amazon | Kobo | Barnes & Noble
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