The Brilliant Death
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The Brilliant Death
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Carlotta Brentan
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Carlotta Brentan
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A. R. Capetta
“A highly original magic system and a protagonist who is as ruthless as she is fiery make for a fast-paced adventure.”—School Library Journal, starred review
“A wild adventure full of old magic, new love, and dark delight.”—Alison Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of Eon and Eona
Love isn’t simple . . . but it can be brilliant.
Teodora di Sangro is used to hiding her magical ability to transform enemies into music boxes and mirrors. Nobody knows she’s a strega—and she aims to keep it that way.
Then she meets Cielo—and everything changes.
A strega who can effortlessly swap back and forth between female and male, human and animal, Cielo shows Teodora what her life could be like if she masters her powers—and how much more she’s capable of. And not a moment too soon: the ruler of Vinalia has poisoned the patriarchs of the country’s five controlling families, including Teodora’s father, and demands that each family send a son to the palace. If she wants to save her family, Teodora must travel to the capital—not disguised as a boy, but transformed into one.
But the road to the capital, and to bridling her evolving powers, is full of enemies and complications, including the one she least expects: falling in love.
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Raves for The Brilliant Death
“A delicious and magical intrigue too tempting not to devour.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“A highly original magic system and a protagonist who is as ruthless as she is fiery make for a fast-paced adventure.”—School Library Journal, starred review
“Mario Puzo meets Ursula Le Guin in a gender and genre bending tale as lush as it is vivid, and as daring as it is dangerous. The hype is deserved and the magic is real.”—Alex London, bestselling author of Proxy and Black Wings Beating
“The Brilliant Death is a mesmerizingly written tale of identity, courage and family, wrapped up in magic that feels both folktale-familiar and enthrallingly innovative.”—Alwyn Hamilton, New York Times bestselling author of Rebel of the Sands
“Writing so good it will give you goosebumps, and a story that will sweep you into a wild adventure full of old magic, new love, and dark delight.”—Alison Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of Eon and Eona
“This first in a duology is a luminously imagined, Italian-inspired fantasy that thoughtfully speaks to ideas of gender perception and identity. A rich world, with much left to be explored in the next volume.”—Booklist
“A unique mashup of fantasy, historical fiction, and queer romance… the kind of book you won't be able to stop talking about.”—Bustle
“A delicious and magical intrigue too tempting not to devour.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“A highly original magic system and a protagonist who is as ruthless as she is fiery make for a fast-paced adventure.”—School Library Journal, starred review
“Mario Puzo meets Ursula Le Guin in a gender and genre bending tale as lush as it is vivid, and as daring as it is dangerous. The hype is deserved and the magic is real.”—Alex London, bestselling author of Proxy and Black Wings Beating
“The Brilliant Death is a mesmerizingly written tale of identity, courage and family, wrapped up in magic that feels both folktale-familiar and enthrallingly innovative.”—Alwyn Hamilton, New York Times bestselling author of Rebel of the Sands
“Writing so good it will give you goosebumps, and a story that will sweep you into a wild adventure full of old magic, new love, and dark delight.”—Alison Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of Eon and Eona
“This first in a duology is a luminously imagined, Italian-inspired fantasy that thoughtfully speaks to ideas of gender perception and identity. A rich world, with much left to be explored in the next volume.”—Booklist
“A unique mashup of fantasy, historical fiction, and queer romance… the kind of book you won't be able to stop talking about.”—Bustle
The audiobook narrator was also one of the best I've heard, perfectly suited to this book.
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