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Charlie N. Holmberg

Author of The Paper Magician

35 Works 7,525 Members 363 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the names: C.N. Holmberg, Charlie N. Holmberg

Also includes: Charlie Holmberg (1)

Image credit: Author photo for Charlie N. Holmberg, 2017 By Lehinicholes - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60709102

Series

Works by Charlie N. Holmberg

The Paper Magician (2014) — Author — 1,850 copies
The Glass Magician (2014) 869 copies
The Master Magician (2015) 723 copies
Spellbreaker (2020) 633 copies
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (2022) 506 copies
Smoke & Summons (2019) 442 copies
The Plastic Magician (2018) 383 copies
Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet (2016) 294 copies
Spellmaker (2021) 231 copies
Star Mother (2021) 231 copies
The Hanging City (2023) 188 copies
The Fifth Doll (2017) 178 copies
The Will and the Wilds (2020) 177 copies
Followed by Frost (2015) 153 copies
Veins of Gold (2018) 146 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Holmberg, Charlie Nicholes
Birthdate
1988-04-04
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Sandy, Utah, USA
Places of residence
Moscow, Idaho, USA
Utah, USA
Education
Brigham Young University (BA) (English and editing) (2010)
Occupations
technical editor
freelance editor
Organizations
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Agent
Marlene Stringer (Stringer Literary)
Short biography
Born in Salt Lake City, Charlie N. Holmberg was raised a Trekkie alongside three sisters who also have boy names. She is a proud BYU alumna, plays the ukulele, owns too many pairs of glasses, and finally adopted a dog. Her fantasy Paper Magician series, which includes The Paper Magician, The Glass Magician, and The Master Magician, has been optioned by the Walt Disney Company. Her stand-alone novel, Followed by Frost, was nominated for a 2016 RITA Award for Best Young Adult Romance, and her novel The Fifth Doll won the 2018 Whitney for Speculative Fiction. She is a board member for Deep Magic Ezine and lives with her family in Utah. Visit her at www.charlienholmberg.com.

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Reviews

Full review:
https://wanderinglectiophile.wordpress.com/2018/08/29/review-the-master-magician...

The plot in this book was really on point for me. Easily the best of the three in my opinion. I didn’t get that disjointed feeling like I experienced in the first book or the rigidity of the second. But overall I liked how this plot played out and the events that occurred through it. It’s a good story.… (more)
 
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RochelleJones | 28 other reviews | Apr 5, 2024 |
Full review: https://wanderinglectiophile.wordpress.com/2018/08/06/review-the-glass-magician-...

Holmberg hit a stride here and I am so glad. Ceony was a bit of a twit in this one but I liked the plot. Need to know what I thought about all the things...link ...click it...
 
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RochelleJones | 53 other reviews | Apr 5, 2024 |
3.5 stars.
Full review: https://wanderinglectiophile.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/review-the-paper-magician-...

What and interesting concept. I struggled with the rules of this world in the beginning but got a hang of it towards the end. I look forward to the next installment. Get the nitty-gritty at the link above.
 
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RochelleJones | 137 other reviews | Apr 5, 2024 |
Having just finished #2 in the series, I've come to the conclusion that perhaps this should have been one long book instead of two really short ones. No way was this 224 pages unless it was double-spaced with wide margins.

That said, the story is well written, interesting and I'm loving the magic system.
 
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jazzbird61 | 53 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |

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Statistics

Works
35
Members
7,525
Popularity
#3,252
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
363
ISBNs
127
Languages
8
Favorited
2

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