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Viking
March 2016
On Sale: March 1, 2016
Featuring: Anya; Jordan; Aisling
ISBN: 0525429530
EAN: 9780525429531
Kindle: B00Z8VT89K
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Fantasy
What became of magic in the world? Who needed to do away
with it, and for what reasons? Drawing on myth, legend,
fairy tales, and Biblical mysteries, The Last Days of Magic
brilliantly imagines answers to these questions, sweeping
us
back to a world where humans and magical beings co-exist as
they had for centuries.
Aisling, a goddess in human form, was born to rule both
domains and—with her twin, Anya—unite the Celts with the
powerful faeries of the Middle Kingdom. But within medieval
Ireland interests are divided, and far from its shores
greater forces are mustering. Both England and Rome have a
stake in driving magic from the Emerald Isle. Jordan, the
Vatican commander tasked with vanquishing the remnants of
otherworldly creatures from a disenchanted Europe, has
built
a career on such plots. But increasingly he finds himself
torn between duty and his desire to understand the magic
that has been forbidden.
As kings prepare, exorcists gather, and divisions widen
between the warring clans of Ireland, Aisling and Jordan
must come to terms with powers given and withheld, while a
world that can still foster magic hangs in the balance.
Loyalties are tested, betrayals sown, and the coming war
will have repercussions that ripple centuries later, in
today’s world—and in particular for a young graduate
student
named Sara Hill.
THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC introduces us to unforgettable
characters who grapple with quests for power, human
frailty,
and the longing for knowledge that has been made taboo.
Mark
Tompkins has crafted a remarkable tale—a feat of
world-building that poses astonishing and resonant answers
to epic questions.
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