Lev ha-ma'agal (לב המעגל)
core novel 2018 The Heart of the Circle
Record
| First published | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  HE |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.80 (472 ratings, collected 2026-10-31) |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In present-day Israel, sorcerers live openly beside ordinary people, yet an extremist group called the Sons of Simeon hunts them while the government looks away. Reed is an empath, able to shift the moods of those around him, and he works as a reluctant waiter in Tel Aviv. After a march for sorcerers' rights ends in a murder, he learns he is the next target. His friends, some sorcerers and some not, set out to find the people who want him dead, while Reed tries to keep going with his daily life and begins a new romance. As the threat draws closer, the group must decide how far they will go to protect one another.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Heart of the Circle
- Series: The Heart of the Circle core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Keren Landsman
Awards (verified)
- Geffen Award (Best Original Novel), 2019: won
Notes
- Published in Hebrew by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan; English translation The Heart of the Circle (Angry Robot, 2019).
- From the series record (The Heart of the Circle): A standalone urban fantasy novel about persecuted sorcerers in Tel Aviv.
Sources
- Civilian Reader - interview with Keren Landsman
- Angry Robot - The Heart of the Circle
- Jerusalem Post - Geffen Award
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