The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry
The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by C. M. Waggoner is a fantasy novel published by Penguin on January 12, 2021. This 384-page book follows Dellaria Wells, a fire witch and petty con artist, as she navigates a dangerous conspiracy while trying to make ends meet in the city of Leiscourt. When she seizes an opportunity to guard a lady of importance, she finds herself entangled with a team of unique women, each with their own magical abilities.
Readers will discover a blend of adventure, romance, and fantasy as Dellaria and her companions confront unknown assassins and unravel a plot involving twisted magic. The narrative features a diverse cast, including a confident gentlewoman and a bird-loving necromancer, as they work together to protect their charge. The book explores themes of friendship and resilience within a richly imagined world, appealing to fans of LGBTQ+ fiction and those who enjoy stories with strong female characters.
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A Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice Best Book of the Year
Sparks fly in this enchanting fantasy novel from the author of Unnatural Magic when a down-and-out fire witch and a young gentlewoman join forces against a deadly conspiracy.
Dellaria Wells, petty con artist, occasional thief, and partly educated fire witch, is behind on her rent in the city of Leiscourt—again. Then she sees the “wanted” sign, seeking Female Persons, of Martial or Magical ability, to guard a Lady of some Importance, prior to the celebration of her Marriage. Delly fast-talks her way into the job and joins a team of highly peculiar women tasked with protecting their wealthy charge from unknown assassins.
Delly quickly sets her sights on one of her companions, the confident and well-bred Winn Cynallum. The job looks like nothing but romance and easy money until things take a deadly (and undead) turn. With the help of a bird-loving necromancer, a shapeshifting schoolgirl, and an ill-tempered reanimated mouse named Buttons, Delly and Winn are determined to get the best of an adversary who wields a twisted magic and has friends in the highest of places.
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