Mask of Mirrors: Rook and Rose, Book One

In the captivating fantasy novel "The Mask of Mirrors," Carrick spins a web of mystery, magic, and political treachery in a richly drawn and innovative world. S. A. Chakraborty, author of "The City of Brass," calls it "darkly magical and beautifully imagined." Renata Virdaux, a con artist, arrives in Nadezra, a glittering city of dreams, to secure her fortune and her sister's future. However, she soon discovers that her masquerade is just one of many surrounding her. As corrupted magic weaves its way through Nadezra, the poisonous feuds of its aristocrats and the shadowy dangers of its impoverished underbelly become tangled, with Ren at their heart. The novel is filled with masked vigilantes, cunning conwomen, and dark magic, offering an escape into a vast, enchanting world of danger, secret identities, and glittering prose.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 672 pages
Publication date: 21 January 2021
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Utterly captivating. Carrick spins an exciting web of mystery, magic, and political treachery in a richly drawn and innovative world.

S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass, Darkly magical and beautifully imagined, The Mask of Mirrors is the unmissable start to the Rook & Rose trilogy, a rich and dazzling fantasy adventure in which a con artist, a vigilante, and a crime lord must unite to save their city.

Nightmares are creeping through the city of dreams. . . .

Renata Virdaux is a con artist who has come to the sparkling city of Nadezra—the city of dreams—with one goal: to trick her way into a noble house and secure her fortune and her sister's future.

But as she's drawn into the aristocratic world of House Traementis, she realizes her masquerade is just one of many surrounding her. And as corrupted magic begins to weave its way through Nadezra, the poisonous feuds of its aristocrats and the shadowy dangers of its impoverished underbelly become tangled—with Ren at their heart.

I was utterly entranced by this glittering world filled with masked vigilantes, cunning conwomen, and dark magic. A sheer delight!

Katy Rose Pool, author of There Will Come A Darkness, The Mask of Mirrors is exactly the fantasy adventure novel you're craving: an escape into a vast, enchanting world of danger, secret identities, and glittering prose.

Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne, The Mask of Mirrors kept me up reading way past my bedtime. A web of intrigue, magic, and the art of the con, this novel will catch hold of your dreams and keep you from sleeping.

Mary Robinette Kowal, author of The Calculating Stars, The Mask of Mirrors ushers you into the fascinating city of Nadezra, replete with complex politics, intricate magic, and mystery.

Weight: 458g
Dimension: 128 x 197 x 45 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780356515175