The Fragile Threads of Power - V.E. Schwab Lynn Painter A runaway with a privileged

A runaway with a privileged past

But falling in love

and an age-old force is stirring that no mandate can keep at bay

and she needs to get him out of New York so that her life can return to normal

One of the few genre-fiction picks on the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list

The Fragile Threads of Power - V.E. Schwab Lynn Painter A runaway with a privilegedOnce, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power, and connected by a single city: London. Until the magic grew too fast, and forced the worlds to seal the doors between them in a desperate gamble to protect their own. The few magicians who could still open the doors grew more rare as time passed and now, only three Antari are known in recent memoryKell Maresh of Red London, Delilah Bard of Grey London,