The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

Description

The-Familiar-by-Leigh-Bardugo:From-the-New-York-Times-bestselling-author-of-Ninth-House,-Hell-Bent,-and-creator-of-the-Grishaverse-series-comes-a-highly-anticipated-historical-fantasy-set-during-the-Spanish-Golden-Age In-a-shabby-house,-on-a-shabby-street,-in-the-new-capital-of-Madrid,-Luzia-Cotado-uses-scraps-of-magic-to-get-through-her-days-of-endless-toil-as-a-scullion.-But-when-her-scheming-mistress-discovers-the-lump-of-a-servant-cowering-in-the-kitchen-is-actually-hiding-a-talent-for-little-miracles,-she-demands-Luzia-use-those-gifts-to-better-the-family’s-social-position. What-begins-as-simple-amusement-for-the-bored-nobility-takes-a-perilous-turn-when-Luzia-garners-the-notice-of-Antonio-Pérez,-the-disgraced-secretary-to-Spain’s-king.-Still-reeling-from-the-defeat-of-his-armada,-the-king-is-desperate-for-any-advantage-in-the-war-against-England’s-heretic-queen—and-Pérez-will-stop-at-nothing-to-regain-the-king’s-favor. Determined-to-seize-this-one-chance-to-better-her-fortunes,-Luzia-plunges-into-a-world-of-seers-and-alchemists,-holy-men-and-hucksters,-where-the-line-between-magic,-science,-and-fraud-is-never-certain.-But-as-her-notoriety-grows,-so-does-the-danger-that-her-Jewish-blood-will-doom-her-to-the-Inquisition’s-wrath.-She-will-have-to-use-every-bit-of-her-wit-and-will-to-survive—even-if-that-means-enlisting-the-help-of-Guillén-Santangel,-an-embittered-immortal-familiar-whose-own-secrets-could-prove-deadly-for-them-both.