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Can a young mage mend a broken heart that's made of stone? Apprentice mage Jyximus Faire has seen what lies beyond death. Now he's back among the living, he just wants a quiet life. But his home will be razed to make way for a rich prince's playground. And a Lord of Death wants to tear open the Veil between the worlds and destroy the living. The Academy's end-of-year exams would have been easier. Except he's supposed to be dead and his tutor, the necromancer general, is locked in a notorious prison. And she wants him to work with a Shadowkin, one of a race reviled as thieves and spies. Can Jyx go rogue to stage a jail break? Can he wake an ancient goddess and save his home? And can he keep the dead among the dead?
Author
Fantasy with a Folklore Twist Icy Sedgwick is a writer based in the north east of England. She writes Gothic-tinged not-quite-YA fantasy novels and Gothic short stories. Icy is also working on a series of experiments in historical fiction with Australian composer AJ Moon, combining spoken word stories with originally composed music. When she's not writing fiction, she's blogging about folklore and the supernatural. Elsewhere, she's working on a PhD in Film Studies, looking at the use of set design in contemporary supernatural films. She also knits up a storm, enjoys poking around old buildings, and takes more photographs than she probably should.
