Welcome to Bezim, where tribes of sword-slinging bravi race through the night, and where rich and idle alchemists make magic out of mixing the four planes of reality.
Siyon Velo, Dockside brat turned petty alchemist, scrapes a living hopping between the planes to harvest ingredients for the city’s alchemists. But when Siyon accidentally commits and act of impossible magic, he’s catapulted into the limelight – which is a bad place to be when the planes start lurching out of alignment, threatening to send the city into the sea.
It will take a miracle to save Bezim. Good thing Siyon has pulled off the impossible before. Now he has to master it.
A dazzling fantasy debut bursting with wild magic, chaotic sword-fighting street gangs, brazen flirting, malevolent harpies and one defiant alchemist.
Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780356518688
Imprint: Orbit UK
‘From the razor-sharp social climbing to the glimmering alchemist’s library to the hidden realms beneath it all, I loved getting lost in this dazzling debut’ – S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass.
‘A delightful and fast-paced ride full of flashy swordplay, high society, and thrilling magic. . . Sheer, glorious fun!‘ Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light
‘A brilliant alchemical recipe! Notorious Sorcerer is a delicious melange of my favourite things, remixing historical magic with class consciousness. I couldn’t put it down,' –Olivia Atwater, author of Half a Soul.
‘If you like a healthy dollop of rollicking fun with your epic fantasy, this is the book for you,’ – Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy.