Witchmark (The Kingston Cycle, 1)

Winner of the 2019 World fantasy Award for best novel, and a finalist for the Nebula Award, the locus Award, and the lammy Award! One of the 100 Best fantasy books of all time, according to time magazine one of the best books of 2018, according to NPR, Publishers weekly, Buzzfeed, the Chicago review, book page, and the ban sci-fi and fantasy blog. C. L. Polk arrives on the scene with witchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance. The new York Times calls it thoroughly charming and deftly paced... An accomplished and enjoyable debut. in an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a world War, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of Nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own. Magic marked miles singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be enslaved to his familys interest or to be committed to a witches Asylum. He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldnt leave his past behind. The war between aeland and laneer leaves men changed, strangers to their friends and family, But even after faking his own death and reinventing himself as a doctor at a cash-strapped veterans Hospital, miles cant hide what he truly is. When a fatally poisoned patient exposes miles healing gift and his witchmark, he must put his anonymity and freedom at risk to investigate his patients murder. To find the truth hell need to rely on the family he despises, and on the kindness of the most gorgeous man hes ever seen. At the publishers request, this title is being sold without digital rights management software (D) applied.