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From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Witching Savannah series comes the story of a young witch's quest to uncover her family's terrifying history...
Magic is seeping out of the world, leaving the witches who've relied on it for countless centuries increasingly hopeless. While some see an inevitable end of their era, others are courting madness--willing to sacrifice former allies, friends, and family to retain the power they covet. While the other witches watch their reality unravel, young Alice Marin is using magic's waning days to delve into the mystery of numerous disappearances in the occult circles of New Orleans. Alice disappeared once, too--caged in an asylum by blood relatives. Recently freed, she fears her family may be more involved with the growing crisis than she ever dared imagine.
Yet the more she seeks the truth about her family's troubled history, the more she realizes her already-fragile psyche may be at risk. Discovering the cause of the vanishings, though, could be the only way to escape her mother's reach while determining the future of all witches.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Horn (Shivaree) opens a supernatural series with an intricate family saga centered on a young woman who happens to be a witch. Magic seems to be waning, but Alice Marin, age 21, is more powerful than ever, and she's still haunted by the evil entity called Babau Jean. She has just been released from a secret facility that houses emotionally disturbed witches. Her grandfather, Celestin, has died, and her family is determined to send him out in full New Orleans style. Alice doesn't want to see her estranged father, Nicholas, feeling that he abandoned her, but she reluctantly returns to New Orleans and finds that her family is in disarray. Meanwhile, Evangeline Caissy, Nicholas's lover, is tasked by her mother's coven to find The Book of Unwinding. According to myth, the witch who possesses the book "would, in the end, control the last breath of magic and determine what was to come next." Horn's rich characterizations and setting, sparkling magic, and creepy villains bolster the narrative, and his focus on women as major players is particularly refreshing. The terrifying conclusion will have readers looking forward to the next installment. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
After Katrina, Alice's brother shoots himself or does he? Alice swears the bogeyman forced his hand, so her father, a coven leader, carts her to an asylum. When she returns for a funeral, witches are still recovering from the hurricane; some even harvest body parts for their lingering magic. Coven alliances shift, and an unknown force designs a master plan that will culminate in plenty of bloodshed. New Orleans' vivacious voodoo culture serves as a rich backdrop in the first of Horn's latest series. Each member of his diverse cast has a special, intriguing relationship with magic, such as feeling a flood of someone else's emotions or being able to speak to the dead. Many characters are misinformed, and a few have sinister intentions, which will leave readers paging in a desperate search for the truth. Palpable descriptions of magic both enchant and disturb especially a terrifying scene of a disfigured witch crawling from a grave as Horn expertly weaves disparate story lines into a breathless, enthralling ending. Recommend to fantasy fans and readers who enjoy magic realism.--Hyzy, Biz Copyright 2017 Booklist
