Child of Fire by Harry Connolly

I really enjoyed this novel, despite my feeling of overexposure to modern supernatural books. Ray is a very believable main character, edgy but still sympathetic. He’s just learning the rules of magic in this world– while his relationship with his boss, Annalise, is tense.

Over the course of the book, we learn a few more rules for magic and the society, but all the way to the end, the situation remains hazy. The book is a good stand alone novel, though it seems to be the first book in a series. (Given the ending, followup books with the same characters are very likely.)