The Familiar

Destiny can be changed.Curses can be broken.In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil.But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a... talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court.Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur.With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry – even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything.

Author: Leigh Bardugo, Ли Бардуго

Printhouse: GRANTHAM BOOK SERVICES

Series: Foreign Literature (Penguin)

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2024

ISBN: 9780241655306

Number of pages: 400

Size: 240х162х36 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 629 g

ID: 1684806

Destiny can be changed.

Curses can be broken.

In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil.

But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court.

Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur.

With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry – even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything.

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