City of Dark Magic

　　節奏明快、超乎想像的初試啼聲驚喜之作
　　熔穿越、謀殺、魔術、音樂與歐洲史於一爐
　　2012年最具娛樂效果的奇幻小說！

　　眾所皆知布拉格是富含文藝氣息、人文薈萃的富裕之都，然而對來此學習音樂的Sarah Weston而言，這座城市卻是暗藏著重重殺機的不祥之地。

　　當Sarah抵達布拉格後，離奇的事件便逐一登場。首先，是她的導師自殺身故，整理遺物時，Sarah發現了詭異的筆記，內容與貝多芬的作品「永遠的愛人」有關。接著，Sarah依循著線索，卻意外地發掘出更多稀奇古怪的秘密，也將自己無端捲入布拉格城堡裡的陰謀。

　　在舉目無親的布拉格，想破案的Sarah還能信任誰？是高齡四百歲的小矮人？
　　風流倜儻的王子Max？還是神秘的美國參議員？
　　(文/博客來編譯)

　　Cosmically fast-paced and wildly imaginative, this debut novel is a perfect potion of magic and suspense

　　Once a city of enormous wealth and culture, Prague was home to emperors, alchemists, astronomers, and, as it’s whispered, hell portals. When music student Sarah Weston lands a summer job at Prague Castle cataloging Beethoven’s manuscripts, she has no idea how dangerous her life is about to become. Prague is a threshold, Sarah is warned, and it is steeped in blood.

　　Soon after Sarah arrives, strange things begin to happen. She learns that her mentor, who was working at the castle, may not have committed suicide after all. Could his cryptic notes be warnings? As Sarah parses his clues about Beethoven’s “Immortal Beloved,” she manages to get arrested, to have tantric sex in a public fountain, and to discover a time-warping drug. She also catches the attention of a four-hundred-year-old dwarf, the handsome Prince Max, and a powerful U.S. senator with secrets she will do anything to hide.

　　City of Dark Magic could be called a rom-com paranormal suspense novel—or it could simply be called one of the most entertaining novels of the year.