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The Incandescent
Published 2025 by Tor Books · 432 pages
Hugo · 2026
FinalistNebula · 2026
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3 award entries · 2 books · 1 wins · 2024–2026
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Synopsis
Doctor Walden is the Director of Magic at Chetwood School, balancing A-Level Invocation classes for chaotic sixth formers with securing the school's boundaries from demonic incursions — until an ancient demon emerges that has long waited just beyond the wards.
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