demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court. Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur. With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry - even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a bewitching novel, brimming with peril in a world where a woman's ambition can prove deadly. 'A richly imagined, intricate tale of magic and intrigue.' - Deborah Harkness, #1 bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches. 'Riveting ... Leigh Bardugo's characters are so three-dimensional you want to reach through the page.' - Diana Gabaldon, #1 bestselling author of Outlander. 'A wonderful, transporting ride through history ... a deeply romantic novel.' - Katherine Arden, bestselling author of The Bear and The Nightingale.