Mary Robinette Kowal
Up-and-coming fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal enchanted fans with award-winning short stories and beloved novels featuring Regency pair Jane Ellsworth and Vincent. In ,Without a Summer, the master glamourists return home, but in a world where magic is real, nothingâ€”even the domestic sphereâ€”is quite what it seems.,Jane and VincentÂ go to Long Parkmeade to spend time with Janeâ€™s family, but quickly turn restless. The year is unseasonably cold. No one wants to be outside and Mr. Ellsworth is concerned by theÂ harvest, since a bad one may imperilÂ Melodyâ€™s dowry. And Melody has concerns of her own, given the inadequate selection of eligible bachelors. When Jane and Vincent receive a commission from a prominent family in London, they decide to take it, andÂ take Melody with them. They hopeÂ the change of scenery will do her good and her marriage prospectsâ€”and moodâ€”willÂ be brighter in London.,Once there, talk is of nothing but theÂ crop failures caused by the cold and increased unemployment of the coldmongers, which haveÂ provoked riots in several cities to the north. With each passing day, itâ€™s more difficult to avoid getting embroiled in the intrigue, none of which really helpsÂ Melodyâ€™s chances for romance.Â Itâ€™s not long before Jane and Vincent realize that in addition to getting Melody to the church on time, they must take onÂ one small task: solving a crisis of international proportions.
Fantasy,Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance,Historical,Fiction,Historical,Regency,Science Fiction,Alternate History,Historical Fiction,Historical Fantasy,Fantasy,Magic,Adult
Without a Summer