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Secrets of the First School

By T. L. Huchu
Series: Edinburgh Nights
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Edinburgh Nights is essential reading for fans of urban fantasy - The British Fantasy Society One final adventure for Ropa Moyo - orphan, mischief-maker and failed magician. Secrets of the First School is the mystery-filled finale to T. L. Huchu's enchanting Edinburgh Nights series. 'I've had... Read More
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Ropa Moyo – failed magician, orphan and mischief-maker – must confront her past to defeat an ancient enemy. The thrilling urban fantasy conclusion to the Edinburgh Nights series: a magic-filled Scotland and one girl’s fight to defeat the wizarding institutions that threaten her and her friends.

Ropa Moyo, failed magician, orphan and mischief-maker must confront her past to defeat an ancient enemy. The thrilling urban fantasy conclusion to the Edinburgh Nights series, a magic-filled Scotland and one girl's fight to defeat the wizarding institutions that threaten her and her friends.

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Edinburgh Nights is essential reading for fans of urban fantasy

- The British Fantasy Society

One final adventure for Ropa Moyo - orphan, mischief-maker and failed magician. Secrets of the First School is the mystery-filled finale to T. L. Huchu's enchanting Edinburgh Nights series.

'I've had my arse kicked more times than I can count'

Ropa Moyo is dead, banished to the Other Place by the reanimated spirit of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville of Scotland. Turns out being on the losing side sucks worse than being skint.

Now, the Cult of Dundas intends to ascend to godhood, spreading their corrupting reach from Edinburgh to all of Scotland's schools of magic. Ropa must find some way to escape the Other Place, save her sister and gather allies across the country before Edinburgh falls.

A royal plot, a family secret and a stolen body. As Scotland descends into petty in-fighting, Ropa's only hope lies in her grandmother's final secret: the first school of magic.

An ancient power is returning... and is hungry for revenge.

Praise for the Edinburgh Nights series:

'Fast-moving and entertaining... Stupendously engaging' - Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Rivers of London series

'I am such a fan of T. L. Huchu and this series - I recommend it to everyone I meet' - Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six

'I highly recommend The Library of the Dead' - Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series

Series: Edinburgh Nights

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    Edinburgh Nights is essential reading for fans of urban fantasy - The British Fantasy Society One final adventure for Ropa Moyo - orphan, mischief-maker and failed magician. Secrets of the First School is the mystery-filled finale to T. L. Huchu's enchanting Edinburgh Nights series. 'I've had my arse kicked more times than I can count' Ropa Moyo is dead, banished...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035055500

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tor

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 276g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

T. L. Huchu is a writer whose short fiction has appeared in publications such as Lightspeed, Interzone, Analog Science Fiction and Fact and elsewhere. The Library of the Dead won Best Novel at the Nommo Awards, presented by the African Speculative Fiction Society. And his work has also been short-listed for the Caine Prize and the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. Between projects, he translates fiction from Shona into English and the reverse. He is the author of the Edinburgh Nights series.

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