Fortress of Magi

Mirah Bolender follows The Monstrous Citadel with Fortress of Magi—the pulse-pounding conclusion to her debut fantasy trilogy in which a bomb squad defuses the magic weapons of a long forgotten war

The Hive Mind has done the impossible—left its island prison. It's a matter of time before Amicae falls, and Laura Kramer has very few resources left to prevent it.

The council has tied her hands, and the gangs want her dead. Her only real choice is to walk away and leave the city to its fate.

Chronicles of Amicae
City of Broken Magic
The Monstrous Citadel
Fortress of Magi

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“I can’t believe you got to write a letter to the Laura Kramer.” The Laura Kramer, Colette mouthed nastily as she closed her neighbor’s door. Her longtime friend, Ellie, and a coworker who might’ve been named Dot stood behind her on the sidewalk chattering about Sweeper business. Colette squatted down and cupped her hands around the scruffy little head of the neighbor’s dog. 

“It’s another one of their idols,” she muttered. 

“Just another thing I’m left out of. You don’t care about any Laura Kramer, do you, Noodle?” Noodle wagged his tail and licked her hands, because he was a good boy who didn’t talk over her head. Colette cracked a smile. She pressed their noses together (instant regret; his was cold and wet), before straightening and gathering up his leash. Noodle sprang down the front steps to race about the others’ legs, and their conversation died into laughter. 

“Okay, I’m set!” said Colette, hopping after him. “That’s an hour of free time. Where are we going, Ellie?” “The park,” Ellie replied.

 “There’s an ice cream stand that has the weirdest flavor. It has pieces of chewing gum inside! Ice gum. It’ll be great.” 

“Ooh, I want to try that!” said Dot. Colette gripped the leash tighter. This was supposed to be her day with Ellie.