Bodies of Magic

<p><b><i>Grey’s Anatomy</i></b><b> meets <i>A Deadly Education </i>in this dark academia fantasy from bestselling author Freya Marske.</b><br><br><b>‘Crackles with Marske’s signature wit . . . A perfect book, as complex and brilliant as a healing array’ – Allison Saft, No. 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>A Dark and Drowning Tide</i></b><br><br>At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, every mage with the healing gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand Exam – a five-day trial whose results will determine their entire future.<br><br>The list of exam rules includes:<br>• You will perform five practical cases.<br>• Your exam group is chosen at random.<br>• You pass together, or fail together.<br><br>It does not include:<br>• On the first day, your exam group will find Ysabel Caudotte – the undisputed genius of your cohort – dead in the exam hall.<br><br>From Clement, the grieving best friend hiding a dark secret, to Estienne, the arrogant son of the Head Healer set to inherit Ysabel’s top rank, this particular group all have something to hide . . . and all have a connection to the dead girl.<br><br>Five scholars. Five secrets. Five days in which to solve a murder, pass the most important exam of their lives and uncover a secret larger than all of their own combined. One with the potential to change the world.<br><br>Are you ready?<br><br>Let’s begin.<br><br><b>‘A captivating murder mystery and take on medical fantasy’ – Shannon Chakraborty, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi</i></b></p>