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Angel Mage by Garth Nix is a thrilling young adult fantasy set in a world where angelic magic determines the fate of kingdoms. The story revolves around Liliath, a powerful and long-dormant mage, who awakens with a singular mission, entwining the destinies of four young heroes. As these unlikely allies come together, their paths reveal deeper mysteries and threaten to reshape the balance of celestial and earthly realms.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by heroic fantasy with a unique twist involving angelic magic. Set in a richly imagined world, it combines intrigue, adventure, and powerful characters whose destinies are intertwined by divine forces. If you love tales of complex quests and deep friendships, this story might capture your interest.

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Angel Mage

A high fantasy adventure full of pistols, swashbuckling, angels and heroes, Angel Mage is also a breathtaking story about love and power, divine magic, and found family.

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Winner of the 2019 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel

The icon-maker and angel-summoner Liliath, long believed dead, has woken from her century-long sleep to pick up the threads of a plan that has already destroyed one kingdom and may yet destroy another. To succeed, Liliath must bring together Agnez the musketeer, Simeon the doctor, Dorotea the mage, and Henri, one of the Cardinal's clerks, and take them into utmost danger...

Set in an alternative seventeenth century where angels can be summoned (and controlled) by those with a talent for magic, Angel Mage is an action-packed story of angels, heroes, gunpowder, and high magic.

'The most original magic I've seen in years' - Joe Abercrombie

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Angel Mage by Garth Nix is lauded as a high fantasy novel brimming with adventure, featuring a compelling blend of angelic magic and swashbuckling heroics. Critics highlight its complex magic system, engaging characters, and themes of love, power, and obsession. The book is praised for its exciting narrative, diverse characters, and its fresh portrayal of women in power.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760526511

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 February 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 438g

Pages: 496

About the Author

Garth Nix has been a full-time writer since 2001, but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. Garth's books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel and Goldenhand; SF novels Shade's Children and A Confusion of Princes; and a Regency romance with magic, Newt's Emerald. His novels for children include The Ragwitch; the six books of The Seventh Tower sequence; The Keys to the Kingdom series; and Frogkisser! which is being developed as a film by Fox/Disney. His short fiction includes more than 60 published stories, some of them collected in Across the Wall and To Hold the Bridge. His most recent novels include Angel Mage and The Left-handed Booksellers of London. He has co-written several books with Sean Williams, including the Troubletwisters series; Spirit Animals Book Three: Blood Ties; Have Sword, Will Travel; and Let Sleeping Dragons Lie. More than six million copies of Garth's books have been sold around the world, they have appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, The Bookseller and others, and his work has been translated into 42 languages. He has won multiple Aurealis Awards, the Ditmar Award, the Mythopoeic Award, CBCA Honour Book, and has been shortlisted for the Locus Awards, the Shirley Jackson Award and others.

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