A Wild Radiance
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Maria Ingrande Mora's A Wild Radiance follows Josephine, a graduate of the House of Industry who can wield an electricity-like magic called radiance and is sent to a remote Mission.
In Frostbrook she must navigate fraught relationships with Julian and Ezra while confronting a spreading disease and local resistance to technological 'Progress.
' The novel explores commoditization of magic, authoritarian narratives, and the life-sustaining power of chosen community, featuring queer and unconventional relationships.
Mora situates the story in a gaslamp/late 1800s–inspired world and uses the magic system as a parable for exploitation of technology and marginalized people.
The book blends romance, speculative worldbuilding, and political themes aimed at young adult readers and encourages critical thinking and resistance to oppressive systems.
In Frostbrook she must navigate fraught relationships with Julian and Ezra while confronting a spreading disease and local resistance to technological 'Progress.
' The novel explores commoditization of magic, authoritarian narratives, and the life-sustaining power of chosen community, featuring queer and unconventional relationships.
Mora situates the story in a gaslamp/late 1800s–inspired world and uses the magic system as a parable for exploitation of technology and marginalized people.
The book blends romance, speculative worldbuilding, and political themes aimed at young adult readers and encourages critical thinking and resistance to oppressive systems.
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Maria Ingrande Mora, "A Wild Radiance" (Peachtree Teen, 2026)
