![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brisk plotting, sympathetic characters, and plenty of intrigue will keep readers on the edges of their seats, eager for the next book in a very promising series. The setting is so interesting that readers will eagerly suspend disbelief, and James drops tantalizing hints about how the rest of the world treats those who do and don’t have access to magic. presidential election and Britain’s EU referendum for BBC1 and has. A current-affairs TV director who loves stories in all their forms, she has covered the 2016 U.S. Meanwhile, his parents and sisters are caught in the middle of Jardine family intrigues and political scheming that could change the country forever. Vic James is the author of Gilded Cage, which was shortlisted for the Compton Crook award and was a World Book Night 2018 pick, and its sequels Tarnished City and Bright Ruin. At Millmoor, Luke quickly becomes part of a secret group that helps ease the harsh lives of workers. Gilded Cage: A 2018 World Book Night Pick Vic JamesNo preview available- 2016 About the author (2017) Vic Jamesis the author of Gilded Cage, which was shortlisted for the Compton Crook. That’s the fate of 16-year-old Luke Hadley the rest of his relatives are sent to work at Kyneston, the country estate of the Jardines, one of the most powerful families in the country. ![]() Most end up in the factories and workhouses in Manchester’s infamous slave town, Millmoor. James’s clever debut, first published on Wattpad, introduces an alternate present day in which British society is stratified into aristocrats, who have magical skill, and mundane commoners, who are required by law to spend 10 years serving the skilled. ![]()
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