BBNYA Spotlight – An Absence of Artificers by Emma Bradley

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Book Details


Page Count: 310 Pages
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Age Category: Young Adult
Date Published: December 6, 2024
Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/07iHiruN (Canada) https://a.co/d/0bjKXDFZ (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/0ccv9Qt0 (UK)
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219656042-an-absence-of-artificers
The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/d3d06724-c5a9-48b4-8fcc-557d653126a9

Blurb

Workshop owner by day and spy for the Menagerie by night, Molly dreams of swapping the Faerie citadel for the wider realms of Faerie.

The citadel isn’t safe and escaping it is rare, so when one of the recently missing Fae from the Artificers’ Guild turns up dead, Molly is determined to dig right to the core of the rot infesting her home.

But in a self-contained city where the enemy knows all the same routes she does, it won’t be long before they’re hunting her in return.

Author Bio

Emma lives on the UK south coast with her plant collection and a very lazy black Labrador who occasionally condescends to take her out for a walk. Aside from creative writing studies, an addiction to cereal and spending far too much time procrastinating on social media, Emma is still waiting for the arrival of her unicorn. Or a tank, she’s not fussy.



What is the opening line of your book?
The middle-aged woman slumped crying over her desk definitely didn’t abduct her husband.
Tell us a fun fact about your book
Talie was originally meant to be an outright villain but she grew on me so much throughout edits that I had to change the arc to keep her.
What food or drink pairs best with your book?
The closest thing to a meat pocket (nicer than it sounds I promise) is probably a Cornish pasty, so one of those with some berry juice.
What music pairs best with your book?
I was going through an Einaudi phase while writing it so I always associate his music with certain scenes. That or Linkin Park.
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