White Cat

The extraordinary fantasy by the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE CRUEL PRINCE and THE BOOK OF NIGHT CASSEL IS CURSED Cursed by a memory. He murdered the girl he loved - and he doesn't remember why. In a world where magic is illegal and his family is branded criminal, Cassel doesn't fit in. He has no magical talent - just a gift for getting into trouble. Boarding school offers an escape, but then the dreams start. Dreams that drive him home to unravel his past. Dreams that force him to confront who he really is and what he's really done. Cassel is about to discover that his family hides an incredible secret - one that will transform his life for ever. A sensational new novel from the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles. THE CURSE WORKERS BOOK 1 . www.blackholly.com www.orionbooks.co.uk ISBN 978 1 78062 055 8 £6.99 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes book one in the 'dangerously, darkly gorgeous' (Cassandra Clare) Curse Workers trilogy Cassel is cursed. Cursed by the memory of the fourteen year old girl he murdered. Life at school is a constant trial. Life at home even worse. No-one at home is ever going to forget that Cassel is a killer. No-one at home is ever going to forget that he isn't a magic worker. Cassel's family are one of the big five crime families in America. Ever since magic was prohibited in 1929 magic workers have been driven underground and into crime. And while people still need their touch, their curses, their magical killings, their transformations, times have been hard. His granddad has been driven to drink, his mother is in prison and his brothers detest him as the only one of their family who can't do magic. But there is a secret at the centre of Cassel's family and he's about to inherit it. It's terrifying and that's the truth. The White Cat is a stunning novel of a world changed by magic. In this world only 1% of the population can work magic but they have the power of nightmares. Also out now in The Curse Workers trilogy: RED GLOVE and BLACK HEART.