Magic Thief

£6.99

In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry & adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery’s pocket & touched the wizard’s locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic & work spells. But for some reason he did not, so Nevery decides to take Conn as his apprentice.

ISBN: 9781847246998 Author: Prineas, Sarah Publisher: QUERCUS PUBLISHING CHILDRENS Publication Date: 5th March 2009 Imprint: Quercus Children's Books Cover: Paperback Dewey: 813.6 (edition:22) Pages: 380 Language: English Readership: Children - juvenile / Code: J Category: Subject:

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

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