Phantom Pains
core novel 2017 The Arcadia Project
Record
| First published | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.96 (1,779 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781481480178 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Four months after her partner Teo died at the hands of a hostile fey noblewoman, Millie Roper has left the Arcadia Project. She returns to the Hollywood soundstage where he was killed, now sealed as a magical crime scene, for a final inspection with her former boss, Caryl. There they see what looks like Teo's tormented spirit, although Caryl insists ghosts do not exist. Soon afterwards an official from the Project's national headquarters is found dead, killed with dark magic that only a warlock like Caryl could use. Convinced Caryl is innocent, Millie sets out to find the real culprits, who can be seen only when they choose, and to clear her name before the Project punishes her, while a larger magical plot threatens both worlds.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Arcadia Project
- Series: The Arcadia Project core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Mishell Baker
Notes
- From the series record (The Arcadia Project): Millie Roper, a disabled former film student, works for a secret organization that polices contact between Hollywood and the Fey.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Arcadia Project: position 2 of 3: previous Borderline (2016) · next Impostor Syndrome (2018)
Sources
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