Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey. Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it. Ivy Gamble is perfectly happy with her life – or at least, she’s perfectly fine. She doesn't in any way wish she was like Tabitha, her estranged, gifted twin sister. Ivy Gamble is a liar. When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets. She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister—without losing herself. “An unmissable debut.”—Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire
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“There’s something for almost all readers here….Gailey shows us that humans are humans, even when they are magic, and they are still flawed, damaged, and oh-so-interesting.”
— Booklist (starred review)
“Clever and fast-paced…a wonderfully quirky mystery filled with inviting characters and gripping surprise twists.”
— Publishers Weekly"Throw in some narration by award-winning narrator Xe Sands and you’ve got one deliciously entertaining listen.
— BookRiotRiver of Teeth packs one hell of a gold-plated bite.
— Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the SkyWeird and wonderful, River of Teeth proves handily why Sarah Gailey is a writer to watch.
— Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling authorRiver of Teeth is a wonderfully original.
— NPRBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Sarah Gailey is the author of the novels The Echo Wife and Magic for Liars. Their nonfiction has been published by Mashable and the Boston Globe, and they won a Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. Their fiction credits also include Vice and The Atlantic. Their debut novella, River of Teeth, was a 2018 finalist for both the Hugo and Nebula Award.
Xe Sands has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance, and visual art, including recordings of the Nightwalkers series from Jaquelyn Frank. She has received several honors, including AudioFile Earphones Awards and a coveted Audie Award, and she was named Favorite Debut Romance Narrator of 2011 in the Romance Audiobooks poll.