Bodies of Magic

<p><b><i>Grey's Anatomy</i> meets <i>A Deadly Education </i>in this dark academia fantasy from bestselling author Freya Marske.</b><br><br><b>'Crackles with Marske's signature wit . . . A perfect book, as complex and brilliant as a healing array' - Allison Saft, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>A Dark and Drowning Tide</i></b><br><br>At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, every mage with the healer's gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand Exam - a five-day trial whose results will determine their entire future.<br><br>The list of exam rules includes:<br>* You will perform five practical cases.<br>* Your exam group is chosen at random.<br>* You pass together, or fail together.<br><br>It does not include:<br>* On the first day, your exam group will find Ysabel Caudotte - the undisputed genius of their cohort - dead in the exam hall.<br><br>From Clement, the grieving best friend hiding a dark secret to Estienne, the arrogant son of the Head Healer set to inherit Ysabel's top rank, this particular group all have something to hide . . . and all have a connection to the dead girl.<br><br>Five scholars. Five secrets. Five days in which to solve a murder, pass the most important exam of their lives, and uncover a secret larger than all of their own combined. One with the potential to change the world.<br><br>Are you ready?<br><br>Let's begin.<br><br><b>'A captivating murder mystery and take on medical fantasy' - Shannon Chakraborty, New York Times bestselling author of <i>The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi</i></b></p>