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Bodies of Magic

by Freya Marske

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An exam group bound by a death

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An exam group bound by a death

At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, healer-mages face a five-day practical exam that determines their futures. The randomly assembled group must pass or fail together, but their trial is disrupted by the discovery of a dead classmate: a brilliant scholar with a connection to each of them. The setup brings academic pressure and a murder investigation into the same tightly defined span of five days, while the group’s concealed ties and the possibility of a wider secret raise the stakes beyond the exam itself. The book combines dark fantasy academia, magical healing, and a murder mystery shaped by collective responsibility.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in dark fantasy set in an academic institution.
  • For readers who enjoy murder mysteries involving a group with shared connections and secrets.
  • For readers drawn to stories combining magical abilities with high-stakes examinations.

Themes

Academic pressureMagical healingSecrets and shared responsibilityMurder investigationCollective fate

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Book overview

An instant USA Today bestseller!

Grey's Anatomy meets A Deadly Education in this dark academia fantasy from USA Today bestselling author Freya Marske.

At the Academie of the Grand Duchy of Sieuxerr, every mage with the healer's gift has five years to master their power and to prepare for the infamous Grand Exam--a five-day trial whose results will determine their entire future.

The list of exam rules includes:
- You will perform five practical cases.
- Your exam group is chosen at random.
- You pass together, or fail together.

It does not include:
- On the first day, your exam group will find a classmate's dead body in the exam hall.

And as they will soon discover, this particular group all have something to hide... and all have a connection with the dead girl, a brilliant scholar who would have been first in their class.

Five scholars. Five secrets. Five days in which to solve a murder, pass the most important exam of their lives, and uncover a secret larger than all of their own combined. One with the potential to change the world.

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