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Loading... The Magic Thief (2008)by Sarah Prineas
This is a little younger than I usually read, with big print and illustrations, but that���s hardly a fault. I found it charming, with good characters and a reasonable, consistent world. It���s the first of at least a trilogy, but it stands alone; its plot got resolved but its world leaves lots of room to explore and expand.  ljhliesl | May 21, 2013 |  This was an interesting story. I remember reading this and thinking, "Yeah, this is plausible fantasy and entertaining without being solid action adventure." It was a pretty good story. I managed to pick it up and be done in a few days without taking any major breaks, which for me is always a good sign. (  ) matthewbloome | May 19, 2013 | While this was hard for me to read and I gave up halfway through, I'm definitely not its target reader. I do think that many boys who like magic and who have become comfortable with chapter books and are ready for a long book (this is 400 pages, though the pages are small) will enjoy this and feel proud to be able to read it. It's about a young ruffian who is picked up by a powerful magician to be his servant, but when the boy shows signs of having special abilities, he becomes more than a servant -- a magician's assistant. First in a series. (  ) ChristianR | May 2, 2013 | Conn is a thief and he wants to be the apprentice not the servant to Nevery after he successfully pickpockets his locus magicalicus (magic stone). Nevery reluctantly agrees and Conn begins his tasks, school and finding his own magic stone. Great characters, setting and plot; I read it in one sitting even though I knew that this was only the first in a trilogy. Easy read - great for fourth and fifth grade fantasy fans. (  ) lindap69 | Apr 5, 2013 | The premise of this story–a city that runs on magic–is fascinating, and I loved the descriptions of the city itself. The book itself had the feeling of the first book in a trilogy, but the characters were so great (a wizard, the thief who steals his locus-stone, the muscle who knits and bakes biscuits) that I think I’ll have to keep reading. [Feb. 2010] ( ) maureene87 | Apr 4, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 006137587X, Hardcover)In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery's pocket and touched the wizard's locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells. But for some reason he did not. Nevery finds that interesting, and he takes Conn as his apprentice on the provision that the boy find a locus stone of his own. But Conn has little time to search for his stone between wizard lessons and helping Nevery discover who—or what—is stealing the city of Wellmet's magic. (retrieved from Amazon Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:19:20 -0500) A young thief is drawn into a life of magic and adventure after picking the pocket of the powerful wizard Nevery Flinglas, who has returned from exile to attempt to reverse the troubling decline of magic in Wellmet City. |
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