The Dustmage

IN A WORLD WHERE MAGIC IS PUNISHABLE BY THE NOOSE, A SERVANT WITH A FORBIDDEN GIFT BECOMES A WEAPON OF REBELLION.Katja, a servant of the prestigious Maiden Tower, hides a lethal secret. In the gritty city of Theed, practicing magic is a death sentence. For years, Katja has kept her head down, using her forbidden kinetic gifts only in secret to manipulate the dust, brooms, and grime of her daily labor.But her carefully ordered world unravels when she is caught in the crossfire of a deadly conspiracy. On one side are the decadent, corrupt nobility she serves. On the other is a secret society of thieves plotting a bloody revolution.As the lines between ally and enemy blur, Katja is dragged into a web of political espionage and intricate magic. To survive, she can no longer just hide in the shadows. She must unlock the true, devastating potential of her power and choose between compliance, freedom, or becoming the ultimate weapon of the rebellion: a Dustmage.In a city that hunts her kind, Katja’s gift could be the key to her survival—or the spark that burns the empire to the ground.