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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...

Singing The Comic-Con Blues by Seanan McGuire (Incryptid #10.1)

This novella is included with most editions of CALCULATED RISKS.

TITLE: Singing The Comic-Con Blues
AUTHOR: Seanan McGuire
PUBLISHER: Daw Books
YEAR: 2021
LENGTH: 61 pages
AGE: Adult
GENRE: Fantasy
RECOMMENDED: Highly

Queer Rep Summary: Bi/Pan Main Character(s), Ace/Aro Main Character(s).

This was a little about Comic-Con and a lot about Antimony's relationship with Verity. It was nice to see them together for more than a brief scene, even if most of it was tense with Antimony reacting to the idea of Verity as much as the actual person.

CW for death (backstory).

TW for Harry Potter mention.

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