Red City

<p><b>‘As devastating as it is spellbinding. I loved it’ – Olivie Blake</b>, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Atlas Six</i><br><br><b>A dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles; perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab.</b><br><br>Sharp-as-a-blade Sam lives in poverty, and she’ll do anything to claim a better life. This includes forcing her way into the Grand Central crime syndicate to learn the magical art of alchemy.<br><br>Charismatic Ari was taken from his family as a boy to join Grand Central's greatest rivals – the Lumines. Long ago, he and Sam were childhood friends. Now, he’s one of his syndicate’s powerfully gifted stars.<br><br>Among the gleaming skyscrapers of Angel City, these rival gangs deal in sand. This drug magically transforms users into a more perfect version of themselves. And Sam and Ari find themselves facing each other from opposite sides of an escalating conflict. Will ambition be enough to survive – and who they might be when it’s done?<br><br><b>* * *</b><br><br>‘Marie Lu’s spellbinding novel of rival magicians and impossible choices will break your heart’<br><b>– Holly Black</b>, author of <i>The Cruel Prince</i><br><br>‘Equal parts seduction and carnage – sexy, brutal and laced with doom’<br><b>– Olivie Blake</b></p>