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Asperfell

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by Jamie Thomas
Fiona Hardingham
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"A haunting and beautifully written gothic tale, which [ . . . ] will inspire and hearten both adult and young adult readers." -NATALIE JENNER, internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society Only the darkest and most dangerous of Mages are sentenced to pass through the gate to Asperfell. Not one has ever returned. Briony never dreamed she might set foot in the otherworldly prison. She was, after all, neither Mage nor criminal. She was simply her father's little whirlwind-fingers smudged with ink, dresses caked with mud-forever lost in a book or the spirit-haunted woods surrounding her family's country estate. But Briony always had a knack for showing up where she was least expected. Only by braving the gate of Asperfell could Briony hope to find the true heir to the throne of Tiralaen and save her kingdom from civil war. And so, she plunges into a world of caged madmen and demented spirits, of dark magic and cryptic whispers . . . and of a bleak and broken prince with no interest in being rescued. Hauntingly beautiful and lavishly told, Asperfell is a must-listen for fans of Jane Austen who always wished she'd dabbled in blood magic.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Asperfell Trilogy

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 28, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781705281215
      • File size: 405902 KB
      • Duration: 14:05:37

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from December 23, 2019
      The wonderfully inventive first installment in Thomas’s debut trilogy winningly combines the comedy of manners found in Regency romances with the high spirits of magical school adventure fantasies. The new king of Tiralaen is hell-bent on culling mages from the population. Briony, an appealingly willful nobleman’s daughter, travels through the one-way gate into Asperfell, an otherworld prison for mages, to free the king’s brother, Prince Elyan, in hopes of saving the kingdom’s magic. In the two-tiered wizarding community of Asperfell, genteel mages are free to wander the grounds while those considered dangerous languish in a dungeon. When Briony meets Elyan, she discovers a rare magical aptitude that may be the key to unraveling the prison world’s mysteries and freeing them both to return home. The charming characters, understated romance that simmers between Briony and Elyan, and easily graspable politics are all well-rendered, but the true star here is the strange, mystical setting of Asperfell. This promising adventure has crossover YA appeal and is sure to win over fantasy readers.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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