Description
Magic is dead and the descendants of the Sorcerei reign supreme. After a civil war divides the Federation of Abros, a drug activating the ability to do magic in its users rocks the world and kills thousands, but the thrill of having power for even a moment is too hard to resist. Crime skyrockets, gangs rule the cities, and a government strife with conflict is too weak to do anything about it. No criminal is as nefarious as The Dread, who runs the gangs dominating the city of Trenton and the suburban upper-class neighborhood of the once magical, Cokumpoint. In the midst of it all, Ethel Baker is trying to prove her twin brother is still alive. When he disappeared during the civil war, everyone from false mediums to her mother tried to tell her he was dead. She refuses to believe it, in part because his life is the only thing that will save her from a fate of becoming a trophy wife instead of inheriting their father's business and esteem. Willing to face the harsh realities of trying to make it on her own in a world that looks down on unmarried women, Ethel juggles her family's debt, trying to have her own career, and piecing together the ruined lives Eli's disappearance left in its wake. She's determined to find him at all costs, and when a witch climbs into her bedroom window and claims Eli is trying to kill her, Ethel couldn't be happier. cover by @AwFraiser who I now owe my soul to.
THE GIRL, THE GUN, AND DEATH
