The Familiar: A richly imagined, spellbinding new novel from the number one bestselling author of Ninth House

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024 by The Washington Post, NPR, Goodreads, LitHub, The Nerd Daily, Paste Magazine, Today.com, and so much more!

"A must-read for those who are seeking a little magic in their lives." --Deborah Harkness, #1 bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches

In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to improve the family's social position.

What begins as simple amusement for the nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain's king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England's heretic queen--and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king's favor.

Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists, holy men and hucksters, where the lines between magic, science, and fraud are never certain. But as her notoriety grows, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition's wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive--even if that means enlisting the help of Guillén Santángel, an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them both.

Review

PRAISE FOR LEIGH BARDUGO

'Impossible to put down'
-- Stephen King

'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in years' -- Lev Grossman

'Mesmerising' -- Charlaine Harris

UK Hardcover Product details

    Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking (11 April 2024)
    Language ‏ : ‎ English
    Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
    ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241655307
    ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241655306
    Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.2 x 3.5 x 24.1 cm


UK Trade Paperback Product details

    Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking; 1st edition (11 April 2024)
    Language ‏ : ‎ English
    Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
    ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241655315
    ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241655313
    Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.2 x 3.6 x 23.2 cm


US Trade Paperback Product details

    Publisher ‏ : ‎ Flatiron Books (9 April 2024)
    Language ‏ : ‎ English
    Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
    ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250357713
    ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250357717
    Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.54 x 2.54 x 23.65 cm