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ARCANA ACADEMY by Elise Kova Del Rey, $32,00 (hc) ISBN: 978-0-593-72634-1 Here’s a big fantasy novel combining the popular “school for magic” theme with a focus on the Tarot, and a prominent romance plot. As the novel begins, Clara, the first-person narrator, is in prison. Her crime: creating Tarot cards without the sanction of the crown, which restricts possession and use of the cards to members of one of the noble clans. When Clara was arrested, she had neither graduated from the Academy nor been placed in one of the clans—both of which are required for anyone legally to create