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Witchmark polk6/23/2023 Miles Singer is a member of a powerful family of mages, destined to inherit wealth and considerable social power, who instead slipped the bonds of his noble blood to join the war effort. Even after faking his own death and reinventing himself as a doctor at a cash-strapped veteran's hospital, Miles can't hide what he truly is. Polk’s debut, a graceful, smartly written novel set in Aeland, a lightly magical fantasy world modeled on post-WWI Britain. The war between Aeland and Laneer leaves men changed, strangers to their friends and family. He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldn't leave his past behind. Magic marked Miles Singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be a slave to his family's interest or to be committed to a witches' asylum. Moving at a brilliant pace and pulsing with deadly intrigue and unforgettable characters, Witchmark grabs listeners and doesn't let go until the thrilling conclusion. In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a world war, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own. While Polks sentences might, at first, seem hermetic, she provides a psychological bridge into her world by giving us access to Miles inner narration. A stunning, addictive fantasy debut that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance in an original world with a historical WWI tone.
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