Within Haxahaven's glittering walls, Frances finds the sisterhood she craves, but the headmistress warns Frances that magic is dangerous. But Frances finds Haxahaven isn't a sanitarium at all: it's a school for witches. Everything changes when she's attacked and a man ends up dead at her feet-her scissors in his neck, and she can't explain how they got there.īefore she can be condemned as a murderess, two cape-wearing nurses arrive to inform her she is deathly ill and ordered to report to Haxahaven Sanitarium. In 1911 New York City, seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell spends her days as a seamstress, mourning the mysterious death of her brother months prior. The Last Magician meets The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy in this thrilling and atmospheric historical fantasy following a young woman who discovers she has magical powers and is thrust into a battle between witches and wizards. "Spectacular, singular, and spellbinding." -Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue
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