About The Name of Magic by M. Anthony Harris:
The Heavenly Mages protected the Zan Empire for centuries—until they disappeared nearly two thousand years ago. All Zhao Ling wants is to get her father released from debtors’ prison and make her family whole again. When she is offered a full scholarship to the Imperial Academy of Magic, Zhao Ling sees a chance to turn her family’s fortunes around. While training to be an Imperial Mage, she starts hearing a voice belonging to the most powerful of the vanished Heavenly Mages—a voice that claims to be the source of magic. This miraculous connection draws Zhao Ling into a web of conspiracy.
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