A new fantasy masterpiece from Garth Nix, bestselling author of the Old Kingdom series.
More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than nineteen, and once again renews her single-minded quest to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara.
It's a seemingly impossible quest, but Liliath is one of the greatest practitioners of angelic magic to have ever lived, summoning angels and forcing them to do her bidding. Four young people hold her interest: Simeon, a studious doctor-in-training; Henri, a dedicated fortune hunter; Agnez, a glory-seeking musketeer; and Dorotea, icon-maker and scholar of angelic magic.
The four feel a strange kinship from the moment they meet but do not suspect their importance. And none of them know just how Liliath plans to use them, as mere pawns in her plan, no matter the cost to everyone else . . .
Fans of Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, and Leigh Bardugo will fall in love with Angel Mage, a feminist fantasy that takes place in an alternate European world ruled by fearsome magic and deadly passions.
* PW Best Books 2019 * Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year (2020) *
--School Library Journal
(starred review)Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Published: 10/01/2019
ISBN: 9780062683229
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.90d
Review Citations: School Library Journal 08/01/2019 pg. 80
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2019 pg. 159
Booklist 08/01/2019 pg. 73
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2019 pg. 77
Publishers Weekly 09/09/2019
BookPage 10/01/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2019 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 94
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 506674 / Angel Mage
Reading Level: 7 /
Interest Level: Upper Grade /
Point Value: 22
