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“Acharmingandmanneredfantasyconfectionwithadarkercoreofgothicromance”ishowNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorRobinHobbdescribedGalenBeckett’smarvelousseriesopener,TheMagiciansandMrs.Quent.NowBeckettreturnstothisworldofdazzlingmagickandrefinedmanners,whereoneextraordinarywoman’schoicewillputthefateofanation—andallshecherishes—intoprecariousbalance.?HercouragesavedthecountryofAltaniaandearnedtheloveofaherooftherealm.NowsensibleIvyQuentwantsonlytoturnherfather’ssprawling,mysterioushouseintoaproperhome.Butsoonsheissweptintofashionablesociety’shighestcirclesofpower—aworldthatisvitaltoherfamily’sfuturebutrepletewithperiloustemptations.Yetfargreaterdangerliesbeyondthecity’sglitteringballrooms—andIvymustracetounlockthesecretsthatliewithintheoldhouseonDurrowStreetbeforeoutlawmagiciansandanancientraveningforceplungeAltaniaintodarknessforever.,