- Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
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.
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About the book
- Author
- Sarah Prineas
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 448
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061852305
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