Echoes and Empires: Volume 1
Jan 2022 · Echoes and Empires Book 1 · Sold by Penguin
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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Falling Kingdoms series comes a sweeping fantasy where a socialite is infected with illegal magic and is forced to conspire with a notorious (if irksomely handsome) thief in order to get rid of it.
“The witty banter and the enemies-to-lovers dynamic . . . are undeniably charming.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Draws you in from page one with forbidden magic, an irrepressible heroine bent on discovering the truth, and a motley collection of characters who will keep you guessing.”—Elly Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Frostblood
Josslyn Drake knows only three things about magic: it’s rare, illegal, and always deadly.
So when she’s caught up in a robbery gone wrong at the Queen’s Gala and infected by a dangerous piece of magic—one that allows her to step into the memories of an infamously evil warlock—she finds herself living her worst nightmare. Joss needs the magic removed before it corrupts her soul and kills her. But in Ironport, the cost of doing magic is death, and seeking help might mean scheduling her own execution. There’s nobody she can trust.
Nobody, that is, except wanted criminal Jericho Nox, who offers her a deal: his help extracting the magic in exchange for the magic itself. And though she’s not thrilled to be working with a thief, especially one as infuriating (and infuriatingly handsome) as Jericho, Joss is desperate enough to accept.
But Jericho is nothing like Joss expects. The closer she grows to Jericho and the more she learns of the world outside her pampered life in the city, the more Joss begins to question the beliefs she’s always taken for granted. Because if what she sees in these memories is the truth, then everything she’s ever known—about right and wrong, about power and magic, and even about herself—has been a staggering, inescapable lie.
“The witty banter and the enemies-to-lovers dynamic . . . are undeniably charming.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Draws you in from page one with forbidden magic, an irrepressible heroine bent on discovering the truth, and a motley collection of characters who will keep you guessing.”—Elly Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Frostblood
Josslyn Drake knows only three things about magic: it’s rare, illegal, and always deadly.
So when she’s caught up in a robbery gone wrong at the Queen’s Gala and infected by a dangerous piece of magic—one that allows her to step into the memories of an infamously evil warlock—she finds herself living her worst nightmare. Joss needs the magic removed before it corrupts her soul and kills her. But in Ironport, the cost of doing magic is death, and seeking help might mean scheduling her own execution. There’s nobody she can trust.
Nobody, that is, except wanted criminal Jericho Nox, who offers her a deal: his help extracting the magic in exchange for the magic itself. And though she’s not thrilled to be working with a thief, especially one as infuriating (and infuriatingly handsome) as Jericho, Joss is desperate enough to accept.
But Jericho is nothing like Joss expects. The closer she grows to Jericho and the more she learns of the world outside her pampered life in the city, the more Joss begins to question the beliefs she’s always taken for granted. Because if what she sees in these memories is the truth, then everything she’s ever known—about right and wrong, about power and magic, and even about herself—has been a staggering, inescapable lie.
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Falling Kingdoms series comes a sweeping fantasy where a socialite is infected with illegal magic and is forced to conspire with a notorious (if irksomely handsome) thief in order to get rid of it.
“The witty banter and the enemies-to-lovers dyna...
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August 29, 2025
this book is filled with plot twists and intense imagery that gives readers a chance to imagine themselves in the book. the character development is very crucial. it shows how the main leads went from pure hatred to letting that go and see beyond the physical and where they came from or background.i would definitely recommend. it deserves a whole lot of attention.
About the author
Morgan Rhodes is the New York Times bestselling author of the Falling Kingdoms series. She loves to write about the epic adventures of quirky, interesting characters who inhabit her imagination. A former graphic designer drawn to sparkly objects and fancy handbags, Morgan lives in Ontario, Canada, where she maintains a very healthy belief in all things magical.
Morgan Rhodes is the New York Times bestselling author of the Falling Kingdoms series. She loves to write about the epic adventures of quirky, interesting characters who inhabit her imagination. A former graphic designer drawn to sparkly objects and fancy handbags, Morgan lives in Ontario, Canada...
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