City of Broken Magic (Chronicles of Amicae, 1)

Mirah Bolender's fast-paced, adventure fantasy debut, City of Broken Magic, features a bomb squad that defuses magic weapons.i09―Best of November Science Fiction and FantasySyFy―Best of November Science Fiction and FantasyKirkus SFF―Best of November Science Fiction and FantasyPaste―Best Books of November 2018Five hundred years ago, magi created a weapon they couldn’t control. An infestation that ate magic―and anything else it came into contact with. Enemies and allies were equally filling.Only an elite team of non-magical humans, known as sweepers, can defuse and dispose of infestations before they spread. Most die before they finish training.Laura, a new team member, has stayed alive longer than most. Now, she’s the last―and only―sweeper standing between the city and a massive infestation.Chronicles of AmicaeCity of Broken Magic