<p><b>Everything has a cost ¿ especially magic. A riveting dark academia fantasy about the limits of truth and power, from the author of <i>The Sword of Kaigen</i>.</b><br><br><b>-------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever, in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of <i>The Sword of Kaigen</i>.</b><br><br>For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fuelled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to become the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry.<br><br>When Sciona finally achieves her ambition and becomes a highmage, she finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel unwelcome ¿ and, instead of a qualified lab assistant, they give her a janitor.<br><br>What neither Sciona nor her peers r