A new fantasy masterpiece from Garth Nix, bestselling author of the
Old Kingdom series.
More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty
sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she
emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than
nineteen, and once again renews her single-minded quest to be united
with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara.
It's a seemingly impossible quest, but Liliath is one of the greatest
practitioners of angelic magic to have ever lived, summoning angels and
forcing them to do her bidding. Four young people hold her interest:
Simeon, a studious doctor-in-training; Henri, a dedicated fortune
hunter; Agnez, a glory-seeking musketeer; and Dorotea, icon-maker and
scholar of angelic magic.
The four feel a strange kinship from the moment they meet but do not
suspect their importance. And none of them know just how Liliath plans
to use them, as mere pawns in her plan, no matter the cost to everyone
else . . .
Fans of Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, and Leigh Bardugo will fall in
love with Angel Mage, a feminist fantasy that takes place in an
alternate European world ruled by fearsome magic and deadly passions.
* PW Best Books 2019 * Bank Street College of Education Best
Children's Book of the Year (2020) *