For five years, Charlotte (Charlie) Holloway has lived as a boy in the slums. But when one theft too many gets her arrested, her only means of escape lies with a dead man. Charlie hasn’t raised a spirit since she first discovered she could do so five years ago. That time, her father banished her. This time, she brings even more trouble upon herself.
People are now hunting Charlie all over … over London, but only one man succeeds in capturing her.
Lincoln Fitzroy is the mysterious head of a secret organization on the trail of a madman who needs a necromancer to control his newly “made” creatures. There was only one known necromancer in the world – Charlotte – but now there appears to be two. Lincoln captures the willful Charlie in the hopes the boy will lead him to Charlotte. But what happens when he discovers the boy is in fact the young woman he’s been searching for all along? And will she agree to work for the man who held her against her will, and for an organization she doesn’t trust?
Because Lincoln and his ministry might be just as dangerous as the madman they’re hunting.
C.J. Archer is the author of the bestselling Emily Chambers Spirit Medium and Freak House series. If you love historical novels with mystery, romance and a paranormal twist, THE LAST NECROMANCER is for you. It’s the first book in the MINISTRY OF CURIOSITIES series.
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This book is awesome!Mostly because it goes back to a very original story but a lot more twisted, making it VERY entertaining.If you are into adventure and a bit of mystery this is the book you are looking for!
Freebie for a review. Wow, this was a departure from my normal reading chose. This story is captivating with interesting characters, and plot. I will be widening my choice of authors to include this one.
What a fun read. It is not a long book, but it packs lots of action and creates characters that you like and want to spend time with. The richly drawn world takes into London of 1889 and the details make it easy to imagine the scene. Charlie is a great protagonist with a life that is fun and a bit dangerous. Give it a try!
GREAT characters that make me wish I could know them personally and be involved in their cause.
While easy to read and the story was interesting; felt that the ending was anti climatic and needed either more drama or a better way to lead in to the next book
Really enjoying this story couldn’t put this book down
Spoiler/Trigger Warning: There was a scene where the love interest sets her up to be raped. It is quickly forgiven and in my opinion glossed over/unredeemable
I gave this story two stars because it started out slow for me and it was a struggle to get through. I like the premise of the necromancy powers and would have liked it more if the heroine didn’t keep trying to tilt at the windmills. For me the character development was stilted.
A great story with great characters. Charlie hides her gender and poses as a boy to protect herself living on the streets of London. When she is forced to use her power to save herself, she is captured and thrown into a world where danger is everywhere.
I recommend this book to those who love historical fantasy with a dash of romance. I can’t wait to read the rest of the books in the series.
The wonderfully crafted characters make this an outstanding paranormal cozy mystery. As the first in a series, it does a wonderful job of introductions the charismatic, unique characters along with the premise of the series. The character interaction is interesting and witty. The paranormal elements are unusual and interesting. The storyline is well written and engaging. I know I will enjoy this series.
Again another excellent novel by C.J. Archer. I have read this before but only remembered bits an pieces. But as the book has so many twist and turns it is not surprising. it still was exciting. It is set in victorian England but not a romance as of yet. But who knows what will happen next! This is avery enjoyable read.
Definitely not my typical genre but I was interested and read it in a day. I could not put this down. My teen daughter will be reading next, hopefully I can tear her away for school.
What if the Yelena Zaltana novels by Maria V. Snyder had a lovechild with the TV series Penny Dreadful (minus the 18 rated scenes)?
Protagonist Charlie is a girl pretending to be a boy in Victorian London after being thrown out of her father’s house for being able to raise the dead. A brush with the law leads to people looking for her, and she’s picked (literally) up by the cold (but conveniently dashing) Mr Lincoln Fitzroy. With his two subordinate sidekicks Seth (the tall, better-looking one) and Gus (the shorter but stronger one), they wish to use her to find “the last necromancer” before anyone else with efarious plans does. Of course, they think she’s a boy, and that the necromancer they seek is a girl last seen in at the home of her father 5 years ago…
Girl with unusual, untrained magic and a strong attitude for sass? Check. A dark and mysterious man with a heart of ice and a mission that means he can’t be close to anyone? Check. Menacing sidekicks who turn out to be puppydogs underneath? Check. If you in any way enjoyed the Study series, this book ticks all the boxes and leaves plenty of scope for the Ministry of Curiousities to run on. While the similarities are there, this is a good take on the formula with enough inventiveness to feel fresh.
I always come into self-published books with a feeling that I may have to accept a lower standard, whether this is editing, spelling, or storytelling. This book (free on Amazon) suffered from none of these problems. In fact, it is far better than some of the “properly” published fiction I’ve read.
It may not be groundbreaking high-minded fiction, but the story flows well, the prose doesn’t feel laboured, and the characters don’t act to crazy and off-putting teenage extremes (a big bugbear of mine). I found it an enjoyable read and hope to pick up more of the series in future.
I loved this book and the whole series too some times it made me cry but that might just be me anyway you really need to read this series
I love this series and really all of her books.
Thoroughly enjoyed this book and will be reading the rest of the series!
It’s been a while since I discovered a series that I wanted to read past book four. Usually, at book four, I start to lose interest. Not with the Ministry of Curiosities Series. The Last Necromancer has a main female character who you want to win. She is strong, defiant, and still kind and gentle. It is awesome to have a female character who is so many things and not just a victim or a super strong go-getter. Her love interest is brooding and someone you can fall in love with even when he does the absolute opposite of what you want him to do. The secondary characters are pretty amazing as well. The friendships that are formed in this series really are enjoyable to read about.
Wow – new twist on the Frankenstein story! Love the ongoing story of the ministry of curiosities! Can’t wait to read more!
Engrossing.
Good book, couldn’t put it down. Bought the next one in the series