![]() Canny, a quick study and endowed with a heroic appetite for biscuits, Conn works his way into the hearts of both his master and the mystery, meeting several memorable characters-notably Benet, a surly hired thug who can cook and knit as well as he can break heads-along the way to a literally explosive climax. Suddenly, Conn finds himself apprenticed to the magician, searching for a locus magicalicus of his own (all magicians have to have one), and deeply involved in discovering why all magic is rapidly draining out of the town of Wellmet. ![]() Street-rat Connwaer’s skill at picking locks and pockets comes back to bite him when he tries to steal the “locus magicalicus” talisman of gruff sorcerer Nevery Flinglas. ![]() An uncommonly engaging young narrator kicks this debut fantasy ahead of the general run. ![]()
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