Alchemy Of Masques & Mirrors

Book Title: Alchemy Of Masques & Mirrors
ISBN: 9780765389602
By Author(s):CRADDOCK CURTIS
By Publisher:HOLTZBRINCK US
Format:PB

An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrorsis Curtis Craddock’s delightful and engrossing fantasy debut featuring a genius heroine and her guardian, a royal musketeer, which Brandon Sanderson calls, “A great read!”

Born with a physical disability, no magical talent, and a precocious intellect, Princess Isabelle des Zephyrs has lived her life being underestimated by her family and her kingdom. The only person who appreciates her true self is Jean-Claude, the fatherly musketeer who had guarded her since birth.

All shall change, however, when an unlikely marriage proposal is offered, to the second son of a dying king in an empire collapsing into civil war.

But the last two women betrothed to this prince were murdered, and a sorcerer-assassin is bent on making Isabelle the third. Isabelle and Jean-Claude plunge into a great maze of prophecy, intrigue, and betrayal, where everyone wears masks of glamour and lies. Step by dangerous step, Isabelle must unravel the lies of her enemies and discovers a truth more perilous than any deception.

A setting fabulous and strange, heroes to cheer for, villains to detest, a twisty, tricky plot I love this novel! Lawrence Watt Evans

A thrilling adventure full of palace intrigue, mysterious ancient mechanisms, and aerial sailing ships! David D. Levine