Product Description

Conn's quest to save his city's magic has become urgent: his power stone is lost and Shadowmen, ruthless assassins, are stalking the city's people. But when Conn blows up Wizard Nevery's beloved home, he is banished by his own master. Determined to return and save Wellmet, he travels to Desh, a glittering city in the desert, home to the Shadowmen and run by a mysterious Sorcerer-King...Prineas steps up the mystery and magic with an exciting new setting and chilling villains.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #54348 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 432 pages

Review
I couldn't put it down. Wonderful, exciting stuff - Diana Wynne Jones If a 'locus magicalicus' is a focus for magic, this book is one too. I was enchanted - Joseph Delaney

From the Inside Flap
Never mix fire and magic!
Conn's discovery that magic is a living thing has led him to a new experiement to save it: making explosions! And his quest has become urgent: his power stone is lost and Shadows, ruthless assassins, are stalking the city's people.
But Conn's experiments turn out very differently to how he imagined, and set him on a new adventure. He must travel to Desh, a glittering city in the desert, home to the Shadows and run by a mysterious Sorcerer-King.
Sarah Prineas has created a terrific adventure that crosses new magical lands. Conn meets new friends and enemies and his quest to discover the truth about magic takes on exciting twists. The second Magic Thief novel is as unputdownable as the first.

About the Author
Sarah Prineas is from Iowa City, where she works at the University. As well as The Magic Thief trilogy, she has written several critically acclaimed science fiction and fantasy short stories. She has two children.