A handful of mages against an ancient international secret society – what could go wrong?
Twin sisters Mattie and Tillie Holiday and their mishmash of rebel agents have been through hell and back, but they’re still fighting. Reeling from the loss of two of their own, the group gathers to mourn, more determined than ever that the organization will fall at last.
But the organization is hitting them with obscure spell after obscure spell, and agents are falling or defecting left and right. It’s becoming increasingly clear that the organization has gathered some pretty heavy magics over the centuries it’s been around – magics that aren’t available to most other mages.
Everything is hitting the fan all at once. Will their tiny army be able to muster enough force to take down the Pontiff and his goons once and for all? Or will they be squashed, like everyone else who has tried to take down the organization?
Brick by Brick is the fourth installment of the fast-paced Mathilda Holiday urban fantasy series. Great for readers who love books with diverse casts – including lgbt+, disabled, neurodivergent, and older characters – plus plenty of intrigue and humor. If you enjoy books by Nicholas Woode-Smith, Emma Shelford, Kim Richardson, and Lisa Edmonds, you’ll love this suspenseful, supernatural series.
Anna McCluskey is an Oregon-based, semi-nomadic, almost-entirely-feral fantasy author. When she isn't writing (and sometimes even when she is) you can find her traveling around the country on the train, having the weirdest adventures ever. You can read about these adventures on her Substack, The Neurodivergent Nomad.
She is the author of the Mathilda Holiday series, the Rhymes With Witch series, and the upcoming Warrior Mage Librarians series. She has had several poems published in journals and anthologies, and her short fiction has been read by at least a dozen people, many of whom murmured appreciatively about it.
Her dog's name is Chalupa.
For info on her upcoming projects, check out her website, annamccluskey.com