Magic is real. I want to assert that I know you probably know this already. We do both live in a world where even governmental bodies have acknowledged magic’s existence. But we reside as well on a planet where the efficacy of medical science is questioned and media personalities argue whether a clot of cells has more value than a woman’s life. To put it another way, these are unutterably stupid times, so I’m not taking chances.

— The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw (4%)