the undertaking of hart and mercy hardback

Never has the term 'to ship' been more appropriate.'-Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy Maud and Violet stole my heart from page one.

'From the staggeringly excellent world-building to the fleshed-out and lovable characters, A Restless Truth is a delectable sapphic fantasy-adventure on the high seas. 'Combining the greatest elements of mystery, fantasy, and romance, this book is a true soul-fluttering delight.'- Buzzfeed Li, New York Times-bestselling author of Portrait of a Thief I would travel anywhere with these characters.'-Grace D. ' A delightful, twisty, endlessly charming romp. Sexy, earnest and very funny, it’s also not afraid to twist a knife.”- The New York Times “Marske is simply superb at her chosen genres, and sustains the balance between Maud’s warm honesty and Violet’s glittering viciousness to tremendous effect. The magic system, the time pressure, the sumptuous heat of it all ― Marske makes her ship a crucible, leaving the reader with a lovely, golden glow to light this waning season.'― The New York Times, Editor’s Choice ' 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 I wish I could go back and offer to my younger self. 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.Īn International Bestseller and a New York Times Editors’ Choice Pick 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. 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. What she didn’t expect was for the old lady in question to turn up dead on the first day of the voyage.

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. Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. 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!Ī 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. '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

The undertaking of hart and mercy hardback