Secrets of the First School: Magicians go to war in this spirited finale to the Edinburgh Nights series - Softcover

Huchu, T. L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1035055503 ISBN 13: 9781035055500

Publisher: Tor, 2026

Synopsis

‘Edinburgh Nights is essential reading for fans of urban fantasy’
– The British Fantasy Society

One final adventure for Ropa Moyo – orphan, mischief-maker and failed magician. Secrets of the First School is the mystery-filled finale to T. L. Huchu’s enchanting Edinburgh Nights series.

‘I’ve had my arse kicked more times than I can count’

Ropa Moyo is dead, banished to the Other Place by the reanimated spirit of Henry Dundas, First Viscount Melville of Scotland. Turns out being on the losing side sucks worse than being skint.

Now, the Cult of Dundas intends to ascend to godhood, spreading its corrupting reach from Edinburgh to all of Scotland’s schools of magic. Ropa must find some way to escape the Other Place, save her sister and gather allies across the country before Edinburgh falls.

A royal plot, a family secret and a stolen body. As Scotland descends into petty in-fighting, Ropa’s only hope lies in her grandmother’s final secret: the first school of magic.

An ancient power is returning . . . and is hungry for revenge.

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Praise for the Edinburgh Nights series:

‘Fast-moving and entertaining . . . Stupendously engaging’
– Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Rivers of London series

‘I am such a fan of T. L. Huchu and this series – I recommend it to everyone I meet’
– Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six

‘I highly recommend The Library of the Dead’
– Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series

About this title

About the Author

T. L. Huchu is a writer whose short fiction has appeared in publications such as Lightspeed, Interzone, Analog Science Fiction and Fact and elsewhere. The Library of the Dead won Best Novel at the Nommo Awards, presented by the African Speculative Fiction Society. And his work has also been short-listed for the Caine Prize and the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire. Between projects, he translates fiction from Shona into English and the reverse. He is the author of the Edinburgh Nights series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tor
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1035055503
• ISBN 13: 9781035055500
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400