Author Event: "Bodies of Magic" with Freya Marske

September is Dark Academia season, and we're celebrating in style!

Dress up in your boarding school best and join us for an evening of magical activities — with a very special virutal guest!

Freya Markse will be calling in from Australia, and will do a short interview with Ari Brezina about her new book, "Bodies of Magic." There will also be an audience Q&A.

See you there!

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ABOUT BODIES OF MAGIC

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.

Are you ready?

Let’s begin.

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ABOUT FREYA

Freya Marske lives in Australia, where she is yet to be killed by any form of wildlife. She writes stories full of magic, blood, and as much kissing as she can get away with, and she co-hosted the Hugo Award nominated podcast Be the Serpent. Her hobbies include figure skating and discovering new art galleries, and she is on a quest to try all the gin in the world.

Freya will be in conversation with Ari Brezina, a long-time friend and editing partner, who also works for Side Quest Books & Games.

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• Tickets are $5, which can be redeemed for store credit on the night, including to purchase a copy of Bodies of Magic.
• Side Quest Books & Games is located on the Bow Market balcony, in the back left corner. There is an elevator for accessibility in the lobby of Bow Market, to the right of the driveway when you first arrive.
• Masks are optional, but please let us know and stay home if you are ill.
• Outside food and drink are welcome.