MAGIC COMPELS. WE BLEED. The captivating dystopian trilogy that began with Gilded Cage continues. In a modern Britain where magic users control wealth, politics—and you—an uprising has been crushed. In its aftermath, two families will determine the country’s fate. The ruthless Jardines make a play for ultimate power. And the Hadleys, once an ordinary family, must find the extraordinary strength to fight back. Abi Hadley is a fugitive. Her brother, Luke, a prisoner. Both will discover that in the darkest places, the human spirit shines brightest. Meanwhile, amid his family’s intrigues, Silyen Jardine dreams of forgotten powers from an earlier age. As blood runs in the streets of London, all three will discover whether love and courage can ever be stronger than tyranny. How do you choose when you can’t save everyone? Look for all three books in the mesmerizing Dark Gifts trilogy: GILDED CAGE • TARNISHED CITY • BRIGHT RUIN Praise for Tarnished City “Highly recommended . . . There’s an admirable level of world-building . . . with real moments of empathy and compassion [and] a true nail-biter of a cliffhanger ending.”—Fantasy Literature “Multifaceted complexity . . . lively, determined characters.”—Publishers Weekly
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“The second book in James’ Dark Gifts series starts moments after the first, making it fairly easy for readers to settle back into her dangerous yet alluring world of magic users and their unskilled slaves. James raises the stakes considerably in this installment, and keeps readers guessing with several twisting plotlines, and the machinations of her enigmatic anti-hero…There is plenty here to keep fans of this series riveted and eager for more.”
— RT Book Reviews
“While Luke fights to keep his humanity, Abi plots to rescue him, and political intrigue challenges both rebel and Equal plans. With a wealth of dense backstory, this isn’t a good entry point for new readers, but series fans will appreciate the multifaceted complexity of James’ world and its lively, determined characters.”
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Vic James is the author of Gilded Cage, an early draft of which won a major online award from Wattpad for most-talked-about fantasy. A current-affairs TV director who loves stories in all their forms, she has covered the 2016 US presidential election and Britain’s EU referendum for BBC1 and has twice judged the London Guardian‘s Not the Booker Prize.
Avita Jay, a graduate of Drama Studio London, is an audiobook narrator and a British actress with significant stage experience. She has appeared in several television shows, including L8tr and The East London Story: Slap or Die.