Modern Divination

A Discovery of Witches meets The Atlas Six in Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian, a dark contemporary fantasy from a brilliant new talent. Modern Divination is the first book in the Spells for Life and Death duology.

The color of magic was gold . . .

Twenty-three-year-old witch Aurelia Schwartz has always had to carefully balance her human life with her secret magical one. With a place at an elite Cambridge university college, she almost has everything she could possibly want within her grasp. Just so long as she follows the rules: Make no promises. Tell no one what you are. And never stay the night.

Except Aurelia's gift of green magic has begun to fade. Worse still, someone is hunting witches - and stealing their powers. Reluctantly, Aurelia needs the help of fellow witch - and dreadfully arrogant classmate - Theodore Ingram. Together, they seek refuge among his family in the remote corners of an already-desolate town. But as she grows closer to Theodore, the power-hungry witch-killer, too, draws nearer. And they threaten to destroy everything Aurelia holds dear . . .

Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian is a magical cozy fantasy with witches, featuring an academic rivals-to-lovers romance, found family and yearning.

Praise for Modern Divination

'Lush and atmospheric, full of magic and yearning' - Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six

'The cosy contemporary fantasy of my dreams' - Ava Reid, New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning

'A gem of a book' - Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of The Foxglove King

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor UK
Published: 05/06/2025
ISBN: 9781035049981
Pages: 512
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.45w x 1.65d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/31/2025
Booklist 04/01/2025 pg. 54