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Three Kinds of Lucky

The Shadow Age, Book 1

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Three Kinds of Lucky

By: Kim Harrison
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
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Luck is its own kind of magic, in this first book in an electrifying new contemporary fantasy series from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollows novels.

Petra Grady has known since adolescence that she has no talent for magic—and that’s never going to change. But as a sweeper first-class, she’s parlayed her rare ability to handle dross—the damaging, magical waste generated by her more talented kin’s spellwork—into a decent life working at the mages’ university.

Except Grady’s relatively predictable life is about to be upended. When the oblivious, sexy, and oh-so-out-of-reach Benedict Strom needs someone with her abilities for a research project studying dross and how to render it harmless, she’s stuck working on his team—whether she wants to or not.

Only Benedict doesn’t understand the characteristics of dross like Grady does. After an unthinkable accident, she and Benedict are forced to go on the run to seek out the one person who might be able to help: an outcast exiled ten years ago for the crime of using dross to cast spells. Now Grady must decide whether to stick with the magical status quo or embrace her own hidden talents . . . and risk shattering their entire world.

©2023 Kim Harrison (P)2023 Penguin Audio Fantasy

Critic Reviews

"So much fun! A 'stay up all night reading and call in sick to work the next morning' kind of book. Harrison bats another one out of the park. Loved it, just loved it."—Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series

“New world, new hero—nothing less than spectacular. Kim Harrison takes it to the next level with her best yet!"—Faith Hunter, New York Times bestselling author of the Jane Yellowrock series

“Harrison’s new series has the same delightfully wry heroine her fans expect to see, along with an intriguing new magic system.”—Library Journal
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Such an interesting world is being set up, as such there is going to be info dumping which some seem to hate, but it’s the first book in an UF series so it’s to be expected.

I love the characters and the new friend that appears towards the end, and so much is set up to explore in future instalments.

Loved it

Brilliant

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I love Marguerite Gavin’s narration and the way Harrison writes, I can’t wait to see how she develops this story with how well the hollows series turned out.

I love Marguerite Gavin’s narration and the way Harrison writes

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Nowhere near as good as The Hollows series, the story is slow and the characters weak.

Not great

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