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Magic marked Miles Singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be a slave 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. Even after faking his own death and reinventing himself as a doctor at a cash-strapped veteran's hospital, Miles can't hide what he truly is. 

Dame Grace Hensley helped her brother Miles undo the atrocity that stained her nation, but now she has to deal with the consequences. With the power out in the dead of winter and an uncontrollable sequence of winter storms on the horizon, Aeland faces disaster. Grace has the vision to guide her parents to safety, but a hostile queen and a ring of rogue mages stand in the way of her plans. There's revolution in the air, and any spark could light the powder.

In a world reminiscent of Regency England, women's magic is taken from them when they marry. A sorceress must balance her desire to become the first great female magician against her duty to her family.    

An exiled augur who sold her soul to save her brother's life is offered one last job before serving an eternity in hell. When she turns it down, her client sweetens the pot by offering up the one payment she can't resist—the chance to have a future where she grows old with the woman she loves. To succeed, she is given three days to track down the White City Vampire, Chicago's most notorious serial killer. If she fails, only hell and heartbreak await.

With Soulstar, C. L. Polk concludes her riveting Kingston Cycle, a whirlwind of magic, politics, romance, and intrigue that began with the World Fantasy Award-winning Witchmark. Assassinations, deadly storms, and long-lost love haunt this thrilling final volume.

Aeland, noch von den Folgen des Krieges gebeutelt, droht von gewaltigen Winterstürmen verwüstet zu werden. Während Grace Hensley versucht ihre Familie in Sicherheit zu bringen und sich der Königin und den abtrünnigen Magiern entgegenzustellen, muss sie sich fragen, ob sie eine Mitschuld an der drohenden Naturkatastrophe trägt. Grace Hensley hat ihrem Bruder Miles geholfen, die Gräueltat ungeschehen zu machen, die ihre Nation befleckte. Sie und Miles werden von Königin Constantina damit beauftragt, ein Mordkomplott zu vereiteln, während Aeland am Rande einer Katastrophe steht.

Miles Singer ist Arzt und er ist auf der Flucht vor seiner Vergangenheit. Eines Tages wird er zu einem Notfall gerufen. Als Miles den Sterbenden untersucht, stellt er mit Erschrecken fest, dass dieser die Aura einer Hexe hat. Aber noch schlimmer, der Vergiftete hat erkannt, dass auch Miles das Hexenmal trägt. Die Geschicke Aelands werden von den adligen Sturmsängern bestimmt. Ihre legitimierte Magie hat dem Land unvorstellbaren Fortschritt gebracht, es aber auch in einen fürchterlichen Krieg gestürzt. Die Soldaten kommen völlig verändert aus dem Krieg zurück. Miles Singer ist Arzt.