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Liavek is a hot, busy trade city on the southern shore of the Sea of Luck at the mouth of the Cat River. Magic in this setting is tied to a person's "birth luck" and the length of time their mother was in labor. While everyone possesses luck, harnessing it is another matter: magic must be invested annually in an object outside oneself before it can be used to power spells. This process is both difficult and dangerous; ambitious magicians who fail lose their luckβand with it, their life.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Patricia C. Wrede
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