The super-rich control everything -- including magic -- in this thrilling and brilliant, contemporary fantasy from the author of the Alex Verus novels.

The wealthy seem to exist in a different, glittering world from the rest of us. Almost as if by... magic.

Stephen Oakwood is a young man on the edge of this hidden world. He has talent and potential, but turning that potential into magical power takes money, opportunity, and training. All Stephen has is a minimum wage job and a cat.

But when a chance encounter with a member of House Ashford gets him noticed by the wrong people, Stephen is thrown in the deep end. For centuries, the vast corporations and aristocratic Houses of the magical world have grown impossibly rich and influential by hoarding their knowledge. To survive, Stephen will have to take his talent and build it up into something greater -- for only then can he beat them at their own game.

• We started tracking this book on March 29, 2023.
• This book was $11.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 3 times in the past 867 days.
• The current price of this book is $2.99 last checked 3 hours ago.
• The lowest price to date was $2.99 last reached on August 11, 2025.
• This book has been $2.99 2 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $11.99 last reached on May 8, 2024.
• This book has been $11.99 2 times since we started tracking it.
• This book is currently at its lowest price since we started tracking it.

• Science Fiction & FantasyFantasyParanormal & UrbanContemporary

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 382 Pages
• File Size: 43 KB