But then he meets the minister’s son-cruel, dangerous, and achingly beautiful-and the way forward becomes less clear.Ĭaught between his purpose and his heart, Noam must decide who he can trust and how far he’s willing to go in pursuit of the greater good. Lee’s science-based, gritty world and sky-high stakes meld perfectly with the timely political intrigue of this book’s twisting, devastating plot.’ Emily Suvada, author. Add to that a hopeless but desperate love between two boys. ‘Brutal yet thoughtful, The Fever King is a nuanced, unblinking study of the complex structures of power in a world where magic itself is a disease that few survive. The government struggles to control a deadly pandemic and uses it as an excuse to harm refugees. Sensing a way to make change, Noam accepts the minister’s offer to teach him the science behind his magic, secretly planning to use it against the government. THE FEVER KING is a really intense read packed with so many things.

Noam, the Jewish Latinx son of undocumented immigrants from neighboring Atlantia, is one. If you survive, the magic stays and you become a witching. In Carolinia, one of the nations of the former United States, magic enters people like a virus, mostly killing them. The son of undocumented immigrants, Noam has spent his life fighting for the rights of refugees fleeing magical outbreaks-refugees Carolinia routinely deports with vicious efficiency. by Victoria Lee RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2019. His ability to control technology attracts the attention of the minister of defense and thrusts him into the magical elite of the nation of Carolinia. In the former United States, sixteen-year-old Noam Álvaro wakes up in a hospital bed, the sole survivor of the viral magic that killed his family and made him a technopath. Caught between his purpose and his heart, Noam must decide who he can trust and how far he’s willing to go in pursuit of the greater good.Featured in Seventeen, The Verge, Hypable, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, The Nerd Daily, Booklist, and SyFy Wire. But then he meets the minister’s son-cruel, dangerous, and achingly beautiful-and the way forward becomes less clear. Sensing a way to make change, Noam accepts the minister’s offer to teach him the science behind his magic, secretly planning to use it against the government. The son of undocumented immigrants, Noam has spent his life fighting for the rights of refugees fleeing magical outbreaks-refugees Carolinia routinely deports with vicious efficiency. Featured in Seventeen, The Verge, Hypable, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, The Nerd Daily, Booklist, and SyFy Wire.

The Fever King by Victoria Lee