What I'm Reading Wednesday Hexes Fly (Jenny Schwartz)

I probably haven’t been paying as much attention to release dates as I should because, much to my surprise, Jenny Schwartz’ new story, Hexes Fly, recently appeared in my Kindle library. Did I say surprised? I think I mean delighted!

This is book two in her new Caldryn Parliament series. As Jenny describes it, the series “is a homage to the Golden Age mysteries of the past, but set in a futuristic society that has magic.” Which sums it up nicely, I think. 

Like her earlier series “Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist,” these books are set in the far future, on fictional planets that had been settled (in their distant past) by humans. Think Battlestar Galactica meets magical steampunk. Also like this series, (and her Hidden Sanctuary and Uncertain Sanctuary series) the stories are intensely political in a way that makes you (or me, at least) think deeply about philosophically about all manner of socio-political things. Which you might think would make it the LAST thing I'd want to read right now, but SURPRISE! it's not. 

It's extremely comforting, somehow, to read about a seemingly sane political system even if it involves alien species, allows for magic and exists in a fictional universe. Or maybe it's BECAUSE of that. I dunno. Could be either one. But if you're as burned out with real life issues as I am, I highly recommend it!

Actually, I recommend it even if you're not burned out. It would make a great beach read, too. Check it out!

https://authorjennyschwartz.com/

Hexes Fly (Caldryn Parliament Book 2)
Jenny Schwartz

https://www.amazon.com/Hexes-Fly-Caldryn-Parliament-Book-ebook/dp/B0DXN1LF23

The Spring Ball on the first Saturday of Caldryn Parliament’s Spring Term is a night of glamour and power. 

However, this year the witch clans are feuding, and when rival clans trade curses in the ballroom non-magical bystanders are the victims.

As people transform into animals, burst into unwilling song, or fall into magical slumber Vanda Kavanagh, the Warden of Caldryn Parliament, is suspicious.

The witches claim they never intended to hurt anyone, and Vanda believes them. So, who is using the witches as a stalkinghorse for their own agenda, and what is it that they hope to achieve? Most importantly, why can’t the witches undo their own hexes?

If the spells aren’t broken by the next full moon the curses will be permanent.