Secrets of the First School

Another rip-roaring adventure with Ropa and a very welcome return to Edinburgh after the sojourn in Skye in the last installment … Mr Huchu – chef’s kiss – it is a knockout. Can’t wait for the final novel, especially after that cliffhanger! – NetGalley 5* Reader Review for The Legacy of Arniston HouseAn artful combination of magic, history and imagination wrapped up in an engaging story – Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London on Our Lady of Mysterious AilmentsRopa is an irresistible protagonist … There’s something here for everyone – Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six on The Edinburgh Nights SeriesEngrossing and entertaining … with genuine emotion – and genuine betrayal – Genevieve Cogman, author of the Invisible Library series on The Legacy of Arniston HouseA fast-paced, future-set Edinburgh thriller … mixes magical mysteries with a streetwise style of writing * The Times *Ropa’s investigation is thrilling, but Huchu’s real skill lies in crafting a magical contemporary world that feels familiar yet filled with its own secrets … This is good fun * Publishers Weekly *Skillfully mixes the city’s Enlightenment history, African magic and thrilling adventure in multiple supernatural worlds, all set against a reimagined Edinburgh on the brink of civil collapse * The Scotsman *

T. L. Huchu is a writer whose short fiction has appeared in publications such as Lightspeed, Interzone, Analog Science Fiction and Fact and elsewhere. The Library of the Dead won Best Novel at the Nommo Awards, presented by the African Speculative Fiction Society. And his work has also been short-listed for the Caine Prize and the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire. Between projects, he translates fiction from Shona into English and the reverse. He is the author of the Edinburgh Nights series.