Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske - ISBN: 9781035039340
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Magic, murder, and a deadly medical school exam.
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Bodies of Magic

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    464 pages

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    15 September 2026

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Summary

At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, mages with the healer’s gift undergo a demanding six-year course of study before facing the Grand Exam: a five-day trial whose results will determine what shape their future holds. For five of this year’s students, what awaits them on the first day is-murder.

Ysabel was not well liked, but she was one of the brightest students to come through the Academie in years. The institution has reasons to want to pass her death off as a suicide, b…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035039340
ISBN-10:1035039346
Author:Freya Marske
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Tor
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:15 September 2026
Dimensions:153mm x 234mm
Audience Age:18
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Critics Review

As intricate and complex as a life-saving surgery, as welcome as a treatable diagnosis and as comforting as a successful course of antibiotics, this is a brilliant book. More, please – Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of the Wayward Children series
A captivating murder mystery and take on medical fantasy – Bodies of Magic kept me reading late into the night – Shannon Chakraborty, New York Times bestselling author of The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Bodies of Magic crackles with Marske’s signature wit, effortlessly rich world-building and layered character dynamics. A perfect book, as complex and brilliant as a healing array. I absolutely loved it – Allison Saft, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of A Dark and Drowning Tide
A twisty mystery, a fascinating system of medical magic,and a complex and compelling cast. “Sleep is for summer”, say the Academie medical students, and I can assure you, sleep is also for after finishing Bodies of MagicKat Howard, Alex Award-winning author of An Unkindness of Magicians
Smart, sexy, compassionate and utterly absorbing, with gloriously complicated characters and a world that feels sharp-edged and real. This book is everything I love about dark academia – H. G. Parry, author of The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door
Mystery! Magic! Murder! … This book is a confection – Alix E. Harrow, bestselling author of Starling House
Brilliant craft, fresh voice, characters worth obsessing over – Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue on Swordcrossed
Lush historical fantasy … A delightful book, with richly developed characters – The New York Times on A Marvellous Light

About The Author

Freya Marske

Freya Marske is the author of A Power Unbound, A Restless Truth, and A Marvellous Light. The latter became an international bestseller and won the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Award for Romantic Fantasy. Her work has appeared in Analog and has been shortlisted for three Aurealis Awards. She is also a Hugo-nominated podcaster and won the Ditmar Award for Best New Talent. She lives in Australia.

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