Wyrd & Wonder 2025 - Books From The Backlog: A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories #1) by H.G. Parry

Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome back to Books from the Backlog, the weekly linkup I'm taking part of which is hosted by Carole's Random Life in Books.  This is a great way to put a spotlight on books that I've had sitting on my shelf for awhile.  I don't know when I'll get to my weekly featured book, but I hope to some time soon.  By the way, all this month I'm featuring fantasy books in honor of Wyrd & Wonder 2025 (a month long celebration of all things fantasy co-hosted by Lisa @ Dear Geek Place, imyril @ There’s Always Room For One More, Ariana @ The Book Nook, Annemieke @ A Dance With Books, and Jorie @ Jorie Loves A Story with artwork by Yuri Arcurs Photography).

This Week's Neglected Book:

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories #1) by H.G. Parry 

Published: 2020

Genre: Historical Fantasy 

My Copy: 

Format: Trade Paperback 

Pages: 552

Where I Acquired It: Half Priced Books

Summary (From Goodreads):

A sweeping tale of revolution and wonder in a world not quite like our own, A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians is a genre-defying story of magic, war, and the struggle for freedom in the early modern world.

It is the Age of Enlightenment -- of new and magical political movements, from the necromancer Robespierre calling for a revolution in France, to the weather mage Toussaint L'Ouverture leading the slaves of Haiti in their fight for freedom, to the bold new Prime Minister William Pitt weighing the legalization of magic amongst commoners in Britain and abolition throughout its colonies overseas.

But amidst all of the upheaval of the early modern world, there is an unknown force inciting all of human civilization into violent conflict. And it will require the combined efforts of revolutionaries, magicians, and abolitionists to unmask this hidden enemy before the whole world falls to darkness and chaos.

Why did I add it?

Historical Fantasy is one of my favorite subgenres and I loved this author's book called The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. Plus, the low price helped!

Have you read this or would you read it?  Would you recommend it to me?  Are you taking part in Wyrd & Wonder?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!