In France, five-year-old Camille Desmoulins is charged with illegal use of magic by the Knights Templar, inciting a fire for revolution in his heart as he grows older. She's taken to work on a Jamaican sugar plantation under the influence of a spell that effectively turns slaves into zombies and robs them of magic of their own.

In West Africa, a young girl is enslaved and given a new name, Fina. Parry (The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep) gracefully bends genres into a witty, riveting historical fantasy as, at the end of the 18th century, magical rebellions against oppression spark around the world. I stayed up well past my bedtime to find out what happens next.' Marie Brennan, author of the Memoirs of Lady Trent series 'Puts a human face on the titans of the past, while weaving in supernatural elements that add a whole new dimension. An absolute delight to read.' Genevieve Cogman, author of The Invisible Library 'A beautiful tapestry of words, a combination of carefully observed and researched history and a well-thought-out and fascinating system of magic. 'Impressively intricate fans of the magic-and-history of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell will be delighted.' Alexandra Rowland, author of A Conspiracy of Truths Parry, check out The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep And it will require the combined efforts of revolutionaries, magicians, and abolitionists to unmask this hidden enemy before the whole world falls to chaos.įor more from H.G. It is the Age of Enlightenment - of new and magical political movements, from the necromancer Robespierre calling for revolution in France to the weather mage Toussaint L'Ouverture leading the slaves of Haiti in their fight for freedom, to the bold new Prime Minister William Pitt weighing the legalization of magic amongst commoners in Britain and abolition throughout its colonies overseas.īut amidst all of the upheaval of the enlightened world, there is an unknown force inciting all of human civilisation into violent conflict. Harrow, Hugo award-winning authorĪ sweeping tale of revolution and wonder in a world not quite like our own, A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians is a genre-defying story of magic, war, and the struggle for freedom. 'A rich, sprawling epic full of history and magic.' Alix E.

A declaration of rights of magicians