By T.L. Huchu.
In The Legacy of Arniston House, the fourth entry in T.L. Huchu's Edinburgh Nights series, ghost stalker and budding magician Ropa Moyo faces her darkest challenge.
After uncovering a shocking truth about her family, Ropa confronts her grandmother, only for tragedy to strike when her beloved Gran is murdered. With Ropa now the prime suspect, she is forced to unravel a deeper conspiracy that links her grandmother’s death to an ancient magical cult.
Their sinister goal?
To resurrect an undead army led by a dark lord and reclaim Scotland for their ends.
From the start, Huchu immerses readers in a richly imagined Scotland—a country marked by a crumbling infrastructure and a reliance on magic as the fabric holding society together.
In this near-future Edinburgh, the familiar and the uncanny blend seamlessly. Carriages mix with old electric vehicles, and technology coexists with eerie magical remnants. Ropa’s world is one where magic feels both wondrous and dangerously political, a resource to be hoarded by the elite and feared by the masses.
Ropa Moyo herself is a captivating character: clever, gritty, and resilient in the face of betrayal and heartbreak. Through her eyes, we experience a Scotland filled with powerful magic and ever-present struggle. Yet, despite her strength, she’s a young woman caught between past and present, Zimbabwean traditions and Scottish arcana, loyalty to her family, and the inescapable pull of the magical underground.
New readers can dive in without much trouble; Huchu skillfully weaves background details that provide context without overwhelming them. But longtime fans will appreciate the deeper layers of Ropa’s evolution and her shifting relationships within the magical community. This book is more than just a spellbinding thriller—it’s a story with heart, realism, and social insight, wrapped in the high-stakes allure of magical adventure.
The Legacy of Arniston House is an enthralling addition to the Edinburgh Nights series, blending magic, mystery, and a keen awareness of human nature. Huchu’s storytelling is a welcome voice in modern fantasy, crafting a world that feels closer and closer to our own, despite the spells and spirits that haunt its streets.
Thank you so much to the author - T.L. Huchu as well as Olivia-Savannah and the team at Tor Books for running this book tour!
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