Higher Magic — Courtney Floyd

“An outrageously original magic system, real and relatable characters, themes of belonging, self-determination, and community, A+ romance, and some of the best disability representation I’ve read—not to mention the charming talking skull—make this an entrancing page-turner.” —Leanne Schwartz, author of A Prayer for Vengeance and To a Darker Shore"Higher Magic is the subversive, dry-humored, disability justice-oriented dark academia book of my heart. Between the truly ingenious magic system, potent renderings of grad school trauma (and community!), an edge-of-your-seat mystery, and a romance that had me cackling, I couldn’t put this book down. Actual witchcraft." —P. H. Low, Locus- and Rhysling-nominated author of These Deathless Shores“Higher Magic is simply brilliant: a delightful mash up of dark academia and nineteenth-century sensation fiction. A magical university, found family, and a powerful championing of kindness, love, and compassion for others—this book is perfect for fans of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries and The Winx Saga. Floyd is an exciting new voice in contemporary fantasy, and their debut is a higher kind of magic indeed.” —Jen Sugden, author of High Vaultage