By Anne Ursu
This novel just arrived in our library, and since I hadn't read any fantasy books in a while I checked it out.
It's an interesting story--sort of a fairy tale, a little dystopian, too--that asks the question: can you have magic without monsters?
The Magician's orphaned helper, Oscar, is struggling to figure out why the seemingly perfect magic-infused world he lives in is breaking down. And the people he knows are suddenly not who he thinks they are.
Oscar is an awkward, shy boy, and wonders if he himself was just magically fabricated from wood. Luckily he is befriended by Callie, a strong girl who is the Healer's apprentice...together the two of them unravel a dark mystery that is destroying their community, and they find great strength in friendship.
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