Mairelon the Magician

by Patricia C. Wrede

Paperback, 2010

Call number

Fantasy

Description

Fantasy. Historical Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. HTML: Kim doesn't hesitate when a stranger offers her a small fortune to break into the travelling magician's wagon in search of a silver bowl. Kim isn't above a bit of breaking-and-entering. Having grown up a waif in the dirty streets of London-disguised as a boy!-has schooled her in one hard lesson: steal from them before they steal from you. But there is something odd about this magician. He isn't like the other hucksters and swindlers that Kim is used to. When he catches her in the act, Kim thinks she's done forâ??until he suggests she become his apprentice. Kim wonders how tough it could be faking a bit of hocus pocus. But Mairelon isn't an act. His magic is real. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.… (more)

Local notes

Series: Magic and Malice 1

Publication

New York: Tom Doherty Associates

Pages

226

Library's rating

Awards

Minnesota Book Awards (Finalist — 1992)
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