![]() ![]() She is a little snotty about it, to tell the truth. She is, to put it nicely, disappointed at first to be apprenticed to a folder named Emery Thane and bound forever to the power of paper. So maybe you will understand why Ceony starts off as a slightly unsympathetic character. Folders, as magicians specializing in paper are known, are necessary for the balance of things, but who really wants to be one? Not Ceony. But when it comes time for ambitious young Ceony Twill to apprentice under a master magician, binding her power to paper is the furthest thing from her dreams. There are some evil magicians, known as excisioners, who have figured out a way to use human blood. Some are into rubber, glass, plastic, or metal. Each magician specializes in using one, and only one, man-made material. They train at a special school and are regulated by a governing cabinet. ![]() The story is set in the early years of the 20th century, in a version of England that has magicians. ![]() Now, after listening to Amy McFadden’s performance of this book, I want to read more like it. I pulled into a truck stop to let it rest, and while browsing the store’s audiobook rack, I noticed this title and was intrigued. In the middle of a long trip, my beater Volkswagen started acting up. ![]() Just imagine, I discovered this book because my car wasn’t working properly. ![]()
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