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Series Review: The Kingston Cycle by C.L. Polk

Greetings and welcome to Reviews That Burn: Series Reviews, part of Books That Burn. Series Reviews discuss at least three books in a series and cover the overarching themes and development of the story across several books. I'd like to thank longtime Patron Case Aiken, who receives a monthly shoutout. This episode discusses The Kingston Cycle by C. L. Polk.  Full Audio Here    In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own. Magic marked Miles Singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be enslaved to his family's interest or to be committed to a witches' asylum. He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldn’t leave his past behind. The war between Aeland and Laneer leaves men changed, strangers to their friends and family, but even after...

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This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron (This Poison Heart, #1)

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

The Disasters by M.K. England

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle, #2)

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle, #1)

Lost Boy by Christina Henry

The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman (The Infinity Courts, #1)

Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee (The Machineries of Empire, #3)

Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone (The Craft Sequence, #2 / Published 2nd)

Thirsty by M.T. Anderson

The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum

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