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420 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847244321
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Quercus
Publication date: 03 June 2008
Description
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 406 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
challenging 28%
funny 28%
lighthearted 28%
tense 28%
dark 14%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 14%
mysterious 14%
sad 14%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Minor
Child abuse, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty
420 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847244321
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Quercus
Publication date: 03 June 2008
Description
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 406 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
challenging 28%
funny 28%
lighthearted 28%
tense 28%
dark 14%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 14%
mysterious 14%
sad 14%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Child abuse, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty