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Witchmark
A Fantasy Novel by C. L. Polk
Book 1 of the The Kingston Cycle Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Gaslamp Fantasy,
- Edwardian England-inspired,
- Fantasy Mystery,
- Romantic Fantasy,
- Secret Societies
This book is for you if you're into...
- Gaslamp fantasy with secret societies and forbidden magic
- Murder mysteries set in war-haunted, Edwardian-inspired worlds
- Romantic partnerships that spark during high-stakes investigations
From Little Stack
If your reading list loves fantasy with mystery, magic, and a dash of romance, then Witchmark by C. L. Polk deserves a spot near the top. This award-winning novel drops you into a gaslamp-fantasy world inspired by Edwardian England, where magic is tightly controlled by powerful noble families and secrets lurk behind polite society.
Our hero, Miles Singer, is a war veteran turned doctor who secretly uses forbidden magic to heal patients in a struggling veterans’ hospital. When a dying man arrives claiming he’s been murdered, Miles is pulled into a twisting investigation that threatens to expose both his magic and the dark truths underpinning his entire society.
Why should you read it? Because it’s a delicious genre mash-up: part murder mystery, part magical conspiracy, part tender romance. Add in bicycles, secret societies, and a charming investigative partnership, and you’ve got a fantasy that’s clever, atmospheric, and seriously hard to put down.
C. L. Polk arrives on the scene with Witchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance.
In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own.
Magic marked Miles Singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be enslaved to his family's interest or to be committed to a witches' asylum.
He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldn't leave his past behind.
The war between Aeland and Laneer leaves men changed, strangers to their friends and family, but even after faking his own death and reinventing himself as a doctor at a cash-strapped veterans' hospital, Miles can't hide what he truly is.
When a fatally poisoned patient exposes Miles' healing gift and his witchmark, he must put his anonymity and freedom at risk to investigate his patient's murder.
To find the truth he'll need to rely on the family he despises, and on the kindness of the most gorgeous man he's ever seen.
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