Award-winning author C. L. Polk delivers sharp social commentary in this excellent Regency-flavored fantasy about a young, ambitious sorceress who is bound by familial duty to be married off.
Sorceress Beatrice Clayborn must marry well or her family will plunge into poverty. But marriage means submitting to a collar that blocks women from access to magic, so Beatrice plans to prove herself as a Mage before anyone can propose, hoping her magical skills will enable her to earn money of her own, making marriage unnecessary. The key to her becoming a Mage lies in a grimoire she has discovered, but another sorceress, Ysbeta Lavan, finds a way to acquire it for the same reason. Polk expertly balances propulsive pacing, a rich multicultural world, and a vivid and subversive cast of characters. Readers will be swept away by this powerful and passionate fantasy.
One meeting: Monday, October 10, 8:00-8:45 p.m. Registration required.
The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk is available in print, Libby/OverDrive e-book and e-audiobook and hoopla e-audiobook.
Features: numerous public meeting rooms, public computers, wireless laptops and iPads for in-house use and vending area.
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