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After losing her mother and living with an a‑laudanum‑addicted father, Gemma Doyle has discovered a hidden strength and the ability to travel to the enchanted realms, where dark magic thrives. Over the past year at Spence Academy, she has embraced her power and formed unlikely alliances. Now, as she prepares her London debut, the mysterious Order, once linked to her mother, and the Rakshana vie for control of the realms. With Spence’s burned East Wing under reconstruction, Gemma and her friends confront shifting loyalties and a friend’s unsettling change, forcing them to decide what role they will ultimately play in the magical world.
Set in a mysterious English boarding school, this story blends supernatural adventure with the challenges of youth, friendship, and identity.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Fantasy
Authors: Libba Bray
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