Fantasy

An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard “Feeling humdrum after a ho-hum week, I picked up this intriguing book to banish my boredom,” says FIRST editorial assistant Alexandra Pollock. “It totally delivered!” In the “Unseen World” just beyond human view, magical houses are selecting champions to duel for their places in a new world order. Sydney, a vengeful unknown, steps up to fight—and shakes the whole Unseen World to its core. Says Alexandra, “Fanciful and engrossing, this book was the perfect pick-me-up right from the first line.” (Saga, 2017; Hardcover $26, Kindle $8, Nook $8)