
Vic James’ mother was no better off, having chosen to discard her education for the purposes of marrying Vic’s father, this while she was a teenager. Her father never finished school so he had no qualifications of note and that informed the restrictions he faced when seeking employment down the line. The author can trace her origins to the East End in England.

Vic could relate to the concept because she also came from a relatively ordinary family. Vic James’s debut novel saw her write a story about the great divide in wealth and privilege that kept the classes in her fictional world separate. With a wealth of dense backstory, this isn’t a good entry point for new readers, but series fans will appreciate the multifaceted complexity of James’ world and its lively, determined characters.Vic James is a popular author of Teen fiction that is best known for ‘Gilded Cage’, a book set in an alternate Britain where magic is rife. “While Luke fights to keep his humanity, Abi plots to rescue him, and political intrigue challenges both rebel and Equal plans. How do you choose when you can’t save everyone? Meanwhile, amid his family’s intrigues, Silyen Jardine dreams of forgotten powers from an earlier age.Īs blood runs in the streets of London, all three will discover whether love and courage can ever be stronger than tyranny. Both will discover that in the darkest places, the human spirit shines brightest. The ruthless Jardines make a play for ultimate power. And the Hadleys, once an ordinary family, must find the extraordinary strength to fight back.Ībi Hadley is a fugitive. In its aftermath, two families will determine the country’s fate.

In a modern Britain where magic users control wealth, politics-and you-an uprising has been crushed. The captivating dystopian trilogy that began with Gilded Cage continues.
