The Incorruptibles - by Lauren Magaziner (Hardcover)

About the Book

Fiora joins Inc Academy, a school for human resistance fighters, to battle against the corrupt sorcerers oppressing her world.

Book Synopsis

A girl joins the human resistance against sorcerer tyranny in this "breathless" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) first book in the exciting upper middle grade fantasy series The Incorruptibles that's Keeper of the Lost Cities meets The Marvellers.

Fiora Barrowling lives in a world where sorcerers rule over humans. After surviving an encounter with The Radiance--the very worst of the sorcerers--she's whisked away to the incredible Incorruptibles ("Inc") Academy, a school for resistance fighters in training. But most of the other students think Fiora hasn't earned her place there, and when things start to go wrong and it seems the sorcerers have a spy in the academy, all eyes are on Fiora. With all odds stacked against her, can Fiora prove that she belongs?

Review Quotes

* "Immersive worldbuilding, strong characters, and excellent pacing make for a breathless series opener with a big scope...A lightning blast of a futuristic fantasy."-- "--Kirkus, Starred Review"

"A magic school fantasy with strong themes of belonging and found family."-- "--School Library Journal"

About the Author

Lauren Magaziner grew up in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where she spent her childhood with her nose in a book and her fingers curled over a keyboard. Lauren studied creative writing and philosophy at Hamilton College. She wrote her debut novel, The Only Thing Worse Than Witches, while studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, her junior year. In addition to writing a book in Scotland, Lauren also herded sheep, attended a royal wedding, witnessed a waddling parade of penguins, spotted the Loch Ness monster, and stuck her face in a fairy river of eternal youth. After college, Lauren worked on two delightful Scholastic magazines, where many of her coworkers didn't believe her last name was real. She lived in Brooklyn, New York, for six years. She currently resides in Philadelphia, where she writes full time.