A Restless Truth
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske is published by Tor Publishing Group in November 2022 and spans 400 pages. This book is the second installment in the Last Binding trilogy, a queer historical fantasy series that began with A Marvellous Light. The narrative follows Maud Blyth, who seeks adventure while serving as a companion to an elderly woman on an ocean liner. However, her plans take a dark turn when the old lady is found dead on the first day of their voyage, thrusting Maud into a web of intrigue involving a murder mystery and a magical conspiracy.
Readers will encounter a blend of magic, murder, and romance as Maud navigates her unexpected circumstances alongside the captivating Violet Debenham. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the open sea, where Maud and Violet must confront their own facades while unraveling the mystery surrounding the old lady’s death. Themes of trust and desire emerge as they work together to uncover a magical object that holds significant value, all while contending with a ship full of potential suspects. This edition offers an engaging exploration of fantasy and historical elements, appealing to fans of LGBTQ+ narratives and gaslamp fiction.
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“A breathtaking romp of a plot, prose as sparkling and luxuriant as a diamond sautoir, and at the heart of it all a sense of wondrous possibility.”—The New York Times
Now an International Bestseller, a New York Times Editors’ Choice Pick, an Indie Next pick, a Bookpage Best Book of the Year, and a LibraryReads pick—with three starred reviews!
A Restless Truth is the second entry in Freya Marske’s beloved, award-winning Last Binding trilogy, the queer historical fantasy series that began with A Marvellous Light.
Magic! Murder! Shipboard romance!
Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She expected plenty of it when she volunteered to serve as an old lady’s companion on an ocean liner, in order to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy that began generations ago.
What she didn’t expect was for the old lady in question to turn up dead on the first day of the voyage. Now she has to deal with a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and the lovely, dangerously outrageous Violet Debenham, who’s also returning home to England. Violet is everything that Maud has been trained to distrust yet can’t help but desire: a magician, an actress, and a magnet for scandal.
Surrounded by the open sea and a ship full of suspects, Maud and Violet must first drop the masks that they’ve both learned to wear before they can unmask a murderer and somehow get their hands on a magical object worth killing for—without ending up dead in the water themselves.
The Last Binding Trilogy:
A Marvellous Light
A Restless Truth
A Power Unbound
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