โ Scribed by Sarah Prineas
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Conn should have dropped dead the day he stole a wizard's locus stone, but miraculously he survives. Becoming the wizard's apprentice, Conn becomes embroiled in his master's plan to save the city, whose magic is slowly dying. Meanwhile, the Wizard, Nevery, is secretly beginning to question Conn's past: Why did the thief survive in the Twilight and why is he immune to injury? But Conn is hiding a much darker secret . . . Sarah Prineas has imagined a richly detailed magical world like no other. Enter the world of The Magic Thief: -Beautiful illustrations, maps and extra material -Use the runic code at the back of the book to discover hidden messages -Interactive website that ties in with maps and games
I couldn't put it down. Wonderful, exciting stuff - Diana Wynne Jones
If a 'locus magicalicus' is a focus for magic, this book is one too. I was enchanted - Joseph Delaney, author of The Spook's Apprentice
An exciting read... a mixture of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Lemony Snicket books' The School Librarian Journal.
Never steal from a wizard! Connwaer is a thief of the Twilight, a desolate part of the city of Wellmet, built up of factories and shadowy streets and teeming with pickpockets. On the run from the city's Underlord, Conn steals a banished wizard's locus stone. The wizard, Nevery, takes Conn on as his apprentice, and the boy becomes embroiled in his master's plan to save the city, whose magic is slowly dying. Meanwhile, Nevery is secretly beginning to question Conn's past: Why did the thief survive in the Twilight for so long and why is he immune to illness and injury? But Conn is hiding a much darker secret The first book in a thrilling trilogy.
Library : Fantasy
Universes : Magic Thief [01]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780061375903
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