Penguin Books - Above the Treeline

149 Pages·2012·27.64 MB·English

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Cover adapted from the original cover design by Jim Tierney for City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte (see insert).
Cover photo: Mike Kemp, Getty Images.
W i n t e r 2 0 1 3
“Only the passionate were
immortal, it seemed . . .”
Cosmically fast-paced and wildly imaginative,
this debut novel is a perfect potion of magic and suspense
ON SALE DECEMBER 2012
Once a city of enormous wealth and culture, Prague
was home to emperors, alchemists, astronomers,
and, it’s even whispered, hell portals. When music
student Sarah Weston lands a summer job at
Prague Castle cataloging Beethoven’s manuscripts,
she has no idea how dangerous her life is about to
become. Prague is a threshold, Sarah is warned, and
it is steeped in blood.
Soon after Sarah arrives, strange things
begin to happen. She learns that her mentor,
who was working at the castle, may not have
committed suicide after all. Could his cryptic
notes be warnings? As Sarah parses his clues
about Beethoven’s “Immortal Beloved,” she
manages to get arrested, have tantric sex in a
public fountain, and discover a time-warping
drug. She also catches the attention of a four-
hundred-year-old dwarf, the handsome Prince
Max, and a powerful U.S. senator with secrets
she will do anything to hide.
CITY OF DARK MAGIC could be called a
rom-com paranormal suspense novel—or it could
simply be called one of the most entertaining novels
of the year.
the missing
love letters
gold sapphire-
encrusted
cigarette case
Charlotte Yates,
CIA turncoat,
U.S. senator
Aztec Yuri Bespalov,
Beethoven, amulet KGB, former
aka Luigi, vial head of the
aka LVB National
Museum
the 7th Prince
Lobkowicz, Marchesa Elisa
Joseph Franz Miles Lobkowicz
Maximilian Wolfmann, De Benedetti
head of the
Lobkowicz
Collection
Max Lobkowicz sex under
a mysterious Anderson, the statue of
little copper aka St. George The
pillbox in the the Prince slaying the Lobkowicz Palace,
shape of dragon
Prague Castle
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the “Immortal
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Beloved”
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letters
Dr. Sherbatsky, ddwwaarrff
scholar, Andy,
mentor, found SARAH, museum guard
dead music scholar, found
tutor murdered
Pollina,
blind pianist,
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armor scholar
Praise for Meg Howrey’s previous novels:
“Page-turning.” —VOGUE (for The Cranes Dance)
“ An impressive, intriguing novel with deftly drawn characters
and pitch-perfect dialogue.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (for BBBBlllliiiinnnndddd SSSSiiiigggghhhhtttt)))
• For fans of A Discovery of Witches, The Historian, and TThhee TThhiirrtteeeenntthh TTaallee
• Visit magnusfl yte.com, facebook.com/MagnusFlyte, and Twitter @MagnusFlyte
MAGNUS FLYTE is a pseudonym for the writing duo
of Meg Howrey and Christina Lynch. Howrey is a former
dancer with the Joff rey II and the winner of an Ovation
Award. She is the author of the novels The Cranes Dance
er and Blind Sight and lives in Los Angeles. Lynch is a television
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Watch for the sequel to CITY OF DARK MAGIC coming in December 2013
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publish at the end of November given the enormous amount of enthusiasm in house! Perfect for fans
of A Discovery of Witches, this “rom-com” paranormal suspense novel set in Prague is destined to
entertain many readers and will be a great holiday gift!
Other December titles include Daniel Klein’s Travels with Epicurus, a witty and accessible meditation
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Travels with Epicurus
A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of an Authentic Old Age
Daniel Klein
Daniel Klein journeys to the Greek island Hydra to dis- Praise for Plato and a Platypus Walk
into a Bar:
cover the secrets of aging happily. Drawing on the lives
of his Greek friends, as well as philosophers ranging from
I loved it.”
“ I laughed, I learned,
Epicurus to Sartre, Klein learns to appreciate old age as
—Roy Blount, Jr.
a distinct and extraordinarily valuable stage of life. He
uncovers simple pleasures that are uniquely available late “ An extraordinary read you’ll want
in life, as well as headier pleasures that only a mature mind to share with as many people as possible.
can fully appreciate. A travel book, a witty and accessible It’s a funny-bone tickler with teeth.”
—Orlando Sentinel
meditation, and an optimistic guide to living well, Travels
with Epicurus is a delightful jaunt to the Aegean and
“A hoot.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
through the terrain of old age led by a droll philosopher.
A perfect gift book for the holidays, this little treasure is “ A sprightly crash course in philosophy . . . both
sure to please longtime fans of Plato and a Platypus Walk enlightening and laugh-out-loud funny.”
into a Bar and garner new ones, young and old. —Bas Bleu
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a Bar and Heidegger and a Hippo Walk
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Through Those Pearly Gates. The author or
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One of the bestselling authors
of Plato and a Platypus travels
to Greece with a suitcase full
of philosophy books, seeking
the best way to achieve a
fulfilling old age
n A gift-size, jacketed hardcover
n Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar was a New York
Times bestseller in hardcover and paperback, selling
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languages
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