by B. B. Alston
First published 2023
Amari Peters thought her second summer as a Junior Agent would be easy. She had rescued her brother Quinton and saved the supernatural world. But the new Head Minister pushes an anti-magician agenda while Quinton's curse grows worse each day. The League of Magicians asks Amari to become their leader and fight for magician rights. She says no. She has too many problems already. Her refusal lets a dangerous magician take control of the League instead. This triggers the Great Game, a deadly competition to choose the next successor to the Night Brothers and decide the fate of all magicians. Amari wants to stay out of it, but the winner receives powerful magical rewards. Among them is the only thing that can cure Quinton's curse. Now Amari must enter the mysterious and lethal contest to save her brother's life.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family, high-stakes
Setting: League of Magicians
Period: contemporary
432 pages · Paperback · Storytide
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness