The End of Magic

by Amber Benson

Overview

In the third in the “spellbinding” (Seanan McGuire) series from the author of the Calliope Reaper-Jones novels, magic has been loosed upon the world—and the consequences could destroy all of humanity, magical and non-magical alike...

Lyse MacAllister used to be like everyone else—blissfully ignorant of magic, of the dire battles being fought in shadows and secrecy. But that was before her great-aunt Eleanora died, leaving her in control of the Echo Park coven; before she found herself in the middle of the witches’ clash with the anti-magic zealots known as The Flood; before her blood sisters lost their faith in her.
 
As The Flood begins turning humans across the globe against the witches, Lyse must find a way to regain the trust of her former magical family and once again unify them. Because the final battle between good and evil is looming—and if the witches don’t stand together, all of humankind could be lost...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425268698
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/16/2017
Series:	An Echo Park Coven Novel , #3
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

AMBER BENSON is the author of the Echo Park Coven Novels, including The Last Dream Keeper and The Witches of Echo Park, and the Calliope Reaper-Jones Novels, including The Golden Age of Death and How To Be Death. She cocreated, cowrote, and directed the animated supernatural Web series Ghosts of Albion with Christopher Golden, which they followed with a series of novels, including Witchery and Accursed, and the novella Astray. Benson and Golden also coauthored the novella The Seven Whistlers. As an actress, she has appeared in dozens of roles in feature films, TV movies, and television series, including the fan-favorite role of Tara Maclay on three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Benson wrote, produced, and directed the feature films Chance and Lovers, Liars and Lunatics.

Editorial Reviews

03/20/2017
Untrained witch Lyse MacAllister and her coven gather their remaining powers to take on the evil antimagical organization known as the Flood in the somewhat muddled conclusion to Benson’s contemporary paranormal Witches of Echo Park trilogy. The coven was able to shut down the Flood’s secret subterranean laboratory in Nevada, where torturous experiments were inflicted on captured witches, but they’ll need bigger magic to stop the Flood’s worldwide witch hunts. With the assistance of the ghosts of the coven’s former leaders, Lyse must gather her courage, ignore her own self-doubt, and dig deeply into the Dream Lands and her own family history to find the key to defeating the Flood. Even fans may have trouble keeping track of the large cast and multiple side plots. When things do eventually come together, the swift resolution feels a bit disappointing. But some readers will be more than satisfied to see that everything depends on family ties, a recurring theme throughout. (May)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Echo Park Coven Novels
 
“A dark compelling page-turner.”—Kelley Armstrong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Betrayals
 
“Great characters, great story, great setting—Amber Benson’s got it.”— John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author of The End of All Things
 
“Dark, delicious, and devilishly intricate.”—Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Once Broken Faith
 
“Dark, thoughtful urban fantasy...A fantastic read.”—Christopher Golden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dead Ringers
 
“[An] urban fantasy series that deftly mixes magic and the modern world.”—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

05/15/2017
Magic has been loosed upon the planet, and the world's witches struggle to survive when the Flood, the antimagic group that has destroyed so many of their blood sisters, turns humans against them. Lyse MacAllister, who was left in charge of the Echo Park coven after her great-aunt Eleanora's death, knows that her choices have led to this moment. Lyse must find a way to unify her estranged coven to engage in the final battle of good vs. evil. If Lyse does not make the right decision, humanity will be lost. VERDICT Benson's final entry (after The Last Dream Keeper) in her trilogy keeps readers zipping along on a roller-coaster ride of magic and emotion. Those who lamented the end of her Calliope Reaper-Jones fantasies should pick these books up.—KC

Library Journal