Freya Marske Bücher

Ein Herrenhaus, ein Heckenlabyrinth und ein magischer Fluch England, 1908: Baronet Robin Blyth tritt seinen neuen Job an. Eigentlich hatte er einen langweiligen Verwaltungsposten erwartet, doch stattdessen ist er plötzlich Verbindungsmann zu einer magischen Geheimgesellschaft. Sein Vorgänger ist spurlos verschwunden – und hinterließ nur einen Haufen Feinde, die Robin mit einem tödlichen Fluch belegen. Seine einzige Hoffnung, dem Tod zu entrinnen, ist Edwin Courcey, sein unausstehlicher Kollege. Widerwillig müssen die beiden zusammenarbeiten und kommen dabei einer Verschwörung auf die Spur, die die gesamte magische Gesellschaft bedroht. »Fantastischer Stil, erstklassiger Weltenbau, herrlich queer.« T. J. Klune, Autor von »Mr. Parnassus' Heim für magisch Begabte«

Mord, Mysterien und Magie Junge Frau aus gutem Hause trifft auf einem Ozeandampfer ein charmant-verruchtes Society-Girl Maud ist entschlossen, ihrem Bruder Robin Blyth bei der Aufdeckung einer Verschwörung zu helfen. Dafür begleitet sie eine Verbündete Robins auf eine Reise mit einem Ozeandampfer. Womit sie nicht gerechnet hat: die alte Dame direkt am ersten Tag tot aufzufinden. Nun hat Maud nicht nur eine Leiche, sondern auch einen respektlosen Papagei und die gefährlich attraktive Schauspielerin Violet am Hals, die eine mysteriöse Rolle in all dem zu spielen scheint. Umgeben von nichts als der See und einem Schiff voller Verdächtiger muss Maud einen Mörder entlarven, ohne dabei selbst über Bord zu gehen. »Dieses Buch, das die besten Elemente von Mystery, Fantasy und Romance vereint, ist ein wahrer Seelenschmeichler.« Buzzfeed

A Power Unbound is the final entry in Freya Marske’s beloved, award-winning Last Binding trilogy, the queer historical fantasy series that began with A Marvellous Light.Secrets! Magic! Enemies to. . .something more?Jack Alston, Lord Hawthorn, would love a nice, safe, comfortable life. After the death of his twin sister, he thought he was done with magic for good. But with the threat of a dangerous ritual hanging over every magician in Britain, he’s drawn reluctantly back into that world.Now Jack is living in a bizarre puzzle-box of a magical London townhouse, helping an unlikely group of friends track down the final piece of the Last Contract before their enemies can do the same. And to make matters worse, they need the help of writer and thief Alan Ross.Cagey and argumentative, Alan is only in this for the money. The aristocratic Lord Hawthorn, with all his unearned power, is everything that Alan hates. And unfortunately, Alan happens to be everything that Jack wants in one gorgeous, infuriating package.When a plot to seize unimaginable power comes to a head at Cheetham Hall―Jack’s ancestral family estate, a land so old and bound in oaths that it’s grown a personality as prickly as its owner―Jack, Alan and their allies will become entangled in a night of champagne, secrets, and bloody sacrifice . . . and the foundations of magic in Britain will be torn up by the roots before the end.

In this queer pirate adventure from the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron, a former spy must work with his pirate-captain ex and a crew of misfits to sell a very expensive secret and get away with treason on the high seas . . .

In this enemies-to-lovers romance, Mattinesh Jay hires charming con artist Luca Piere as a swordsman for his arranged marriage. As they navigate intrigue and secrets, their growing bond is tested. With rich fantasy elements, this story explores love, deception, and the stakes of truth amidst chaos.

FIVE SCHOLARS. FIVE SECRETS. FIVE DAYS. At the Academie Sieuxerr, every mage with the healing gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand Exam - a five-day trial, the results of which will determine their entire future. The exam rules include: You will perform five practical cases. Your exam group is chosen at random. You pass together, or fail together. They do not include: On the first day, your exam group will find a classmate's dead body in the exam hall. As they will soon discover, this particular group all have something to hide... and all have a connection with the dead girl, a brilliant scholar who would have been first in their class. Five scholars. Five secrets. Five days to solve a murder, pass the most important exam of their lives and uncover a secret larger than all of their own combined. One with the potential to change the world. Are you ready? Let's begin.