The Familiar
Synopsis
"In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court. Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plu… "In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court. Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men, and frauds. With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry--even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could doom them both"--
Tropes
Tone
Readers Also Enjoyed
Babel
R.F. Kuang
Gnome on the Range: Otherworld Outlaws 1 (a Weird West Celtic Mythology Adventure)
Tammy Salyer
The Jasmine Throne
Tasha Suri
Ink and Bone
Rachel Caine
Elemental Masters - Jolene
Mercedes Lackey
Sword and Pen
Rachel Caine
The Golem's Eye
Jonathan Stroud
The Guns of Empire
Django Wexler
The Ghost of Christmas Always
Kevin J. Anderson
Cold Steel
Kate Elliott
She Who Became the Sun
Shelley Parker-Chan
Kushiel's Scion
Jacqueline Carey
Orsinian Tales
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Bear and the Nightingale
Katherine Arden
Revolutionary Magic
Thomas K. Carpenter
Siren Queen
Nghi Vo
The Wild Girl
Kate Forsyth
Cold Magic
Kate Elliott
The Switch
Lynsay Sands
Past Imperative
Dave Duncan