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The Q
Young adult fantasy
The Q
Quincy St. Claire is the brilliant young woman at the center of The Q, an unusual enterprise in the bustling city of Rhysdon. Around her converge a dying man with a scheme, a smuggler, a former foundling, kingmakers, a printing magnate, a constable, and an idealistic solicitor carrying secrets of his own. Their competing interests pull Quincy into a web of commerce, law, politics, romance, and intrigue in which keeping control of The Q becomes increasingly difficult. The novel combines an invented historical-style city with wit, mystery, and a large cast whose private ambitions repeatedly collide.
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Emotional peril and family difficulties; mild romantic content
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