A review by soniagracelm
Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip

4.0

In the kingdom of Kelior, magic has become a trade. It has lost any sense of wonder it once possessed. It is governed by the king and his right-hand wizard, Valoren. Wizards must abide by the rules, study only what they are told to study, and obey the crown at all costs. When Brenden Vetch arrives at Od’s School of magic to be the new gardener, he is surprised by how stiff and unimaginative the wizards are. At this point, I expected him to go on a revolutionary rampage. This, however, is not the sort of thing his character does, so instead of fixing everything, Brenden continues to be a gardener. He listens to his plants and tries to deal with the loss of his family and lover.

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