Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu is the second spellbinding book in the Edinburgh Nights series. ‘A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written’ – Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London on The Library of the DeadTimes are tough for magician-in-training Ropa Moyo. Her ghostalker business is deader than a ghoul, and now she’s desperately broke. To top it off, she’s stuck in a crummy unpaid internship when she should be brushing up on her newfound magical skills. Yet a last-minute job might just solve all her problems.A mysterious illness is sweeping through the Edinburgh school’s fledgling magicians. Students are falling into comas, but no one can figure out why – and they’re running out of time. It’s a chance to make a quick buck, so Ropa agrees to hunt down the source of this magical malady.Her sleuthing will take her from Edinburgh’s most prestigious buildings to its darkest streets. She’ll pursue a secret society, a rogue magician, and a long-lost fortune that everyone wants to get their hands on. Yet as Ropa closes in on the truth, she stumbles into an extraordinary supernatural conspiracy – which some would kill to protect. Praise for The Library of the Dead: ‘Roll on the sequel’ – The Times ‘One of the strangest and most compelling fantasy worlds you’ll see all year’ – SFX]]>
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