The Familiar
By Leigh Bardugo
Harry Hartog's review
Bardugo shines in this gripping and enthralling historical fantasy! Set during the Spanish Inquisition, a time of extreme political and religious unrest, Luzia longs for a better life for herself. But she must be careful not to fall into the web of men who seek to exploit her and her gifts. This is a story about survival, resilience, power, gluttony, lust and ultimately the desire for freedom. It feels like a dark fairytale – absolutely enchanting and seeping with suspense. - Taylah, Bookseller
Description
From Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent and the Shadow and Bone series comes a highly anticipated, gorgeously written novel with a dusting of magic brimming with peril and dark deeds
In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court.
Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur. With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry - even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything.
From Sunday Times bestselling author comes a bewitching novel, brimming with peril in a world where a woman's ambition can prove deadly.
- ISBN:
- 9780241655313
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- Pages:
- 400
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint:
- Viking
- Weight:
- 481 g