Ayana Gray is a N ew York Times bestselling author of speculative fiction. Her works ha ve been translated in more than a dozen languages across five continents a nd have received critical acclaim at the state and national level. Origina lly from Atlanta\, Georgia\, she now lives and writes in Arkansas.
\nSparks fly in this Gilded Age novel of mystery\, magic\, and romance by t he author of the New York Times&ndash\;bestselling Beasts of Prey . Vesper Evans has always resented Basalton&rsquo\;s high society\, and th e sorcery that provides them with a luxurious life unimaginable to most. O rphaned as a child and rescued by the editor of The Basalton Globe\, Vespe r is now an ambitious reporter determined to keep her newspaper afloat. Wh ile covering a lavish society gala\, Vesper happens upon a shocking scene: the murdered body of a man she had spoken with just minutes before. Sever al of the powerful magical elite may want the man dead\, but the prime sus pect is wealthy industrialist Maximilian Kite. Max soon makes Vesper a tem pting offer: Find the culprit and restore his reputation in exchange for a substantial fee. Despite her distaste for Max&rsquo\;s world\, Vesper agr ees&mdash\;the money would save the Globe\, and the story would be the sco op of a lifetime. There&rsquo\;s only one catch: In order for her to infil trate society\, the two must pose as a courting couple. Their investigatio n takes them from the highest echelons of privilege to the seediest backst reets of Basalton. As they unearth the city&rsquo\;s secrets and scandals\ , Vesper finds herself in grave danger&mdash\;while falling for one of the most infuriating\, arrogant\, handsome men she has ever met . . .
\nAlix E. Harrow is the \;New York Times
\;bestselling author of \;The Ten Thousand Doors of January\, \;The Once and Future Witches\, \;Starling Hous
e\, \;and an upcoming collection of short fiction. Her work has w
on a Hugo and a British Fantasy Award\, and been shortlisted for the Nebul
a\, World Fantasy\, Locus\, Southern Book Prize\, and Goodreads Choice awa
rds. From Kentucky\, she now lives in Charlottesville\, Virginia\, with he
r husband and their two semi-feral kids. \;
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In \
;The Everlasting\, Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion&rsquo\;s grea
test hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight\, who died for queen and
country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories\, in children&rsquo\;s b
ooks and recruiting posters&mdash\;but her life as it truly happened has b
een forgotten. Centuries later\, Owen Mallory&mdash\;failed soldier\, stru
ggling scholar&mdash\;falls in love with her story\, which takes him to wa
r\, to the archives&mdash\;and then into the past itself. \;Una and Ow
en are tangled together in time\, bound to retell the same story over and
over again\, no matter what it costs. \;If they want to tell a differe
nt story\, they&rsquo\;ll have to rewrite history itself. \;
ASL interpretation will be provided for all Six Bridges sessions he ld in CALS Ron Robinson Theater. ASL interpretation for sessions at other CALS locations and Six Bridges venues (including CALS Main Library) will b e provided by request. To request ASL interpretation\, please submit an ASL Interpretation Request form.
\nCALS will validate parking in th e CALS Library Square surface lot and the CALS Parking Deck. The entrance to the surface lot is located on 2nd \;Street near River Market Ave. T he entrance to the parking deck is located on Rock Street and can be acces sed from President Clinton Ave. Street parking is also available throughou t the River Market District (free after 6pm and on weekends).
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