A Hundred Vicious Turns (The Broken Tower Book 1)

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The heir to an arcane bloodline must outwit their ambitious rival to stop a ruthless magical adversary in Lee Paige OBriens A Hundred Vicious Turns, a YA fantasy debutfirst in The Broken Tower seriesperfect for fans of A Lesson in Vengeance and Hell Followed With Us.

Rat Evans, nonbinary heir to one of the oldest magical bloodlines in New York, doesnt cast spells anymore. For as long as Rat can remember, theyve been surrounded by doorways no one else sees and corridors that arent on any map. Then one day, they opened a passage and found a broken tower in a field of weedsand something followed them back.

When Rat is accepted into Bellamy Arts, all they want is a place to hide and to make sure they never open another passageway again. But when the only other person who knows what really happened last yearHarker Blakely, the dangerously gifted trans boy who used to be Rats closest friendturns up on campus, Rat begins to realize that Bellamy Arts might not be as safe as theyd thought. And the tower might not be through with them yet.

Soon, Rat finds themself caught in a web of secrets and long-buried magic, with their friend-turned-enemy at their throat. But the closer they come to uncovering the truth about the tower, the further theyre drawn toward the unsettling powers that threaten to swallow them whole.

Reviews

A twisting, creeping mystery full of tenuous friendships, difficult choices, and beautiful magic: for every trans kid longing for an enchanted school to accept them as they are, A Hundred Vicious Turns is here. A spellbinding debut you wont want to miss! * Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us *
Lee Paige OBrien delivers a dark academia full to the brim with secrets. A Hundred Vicious Turns combines everything I love about fantasy to create an inclusive tale that proves magic school is for everyone. A spellbinding magical mystery! * Rosiee Thor, author of Tarnished Are the Stars *
Fascinating lore and an intriguing magic system combine to create a world readers will love exploring. Dark, thrilling, and fantastical. * Kirkus *
Rat is nonbinary, and Harker is a trans man, and their friends-enemies-lovers relationship arc is a high point in the novel * School Library Journal *

Author Bio

Lee Paige OBrien (he/they) is an author and literary agent from New York, where he writes queer fantasy books about strange magic and monsters of all kinds.