Description

In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery's pocket and touched the wizard's locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells. But for some reason he did not. Nevery finds that interesting, and he takes Conn as his apprentice on the provision that the boy find a locus stone of his own. But Conn has little time to search for his stone between wizard lessons and helping Nevery discover who—or what—is stealing the city of Wellmet's magic.

About the Author

Sarah Prineas lives in the midst of the corn in Iowa City, Iowa, and can usually be found writing fantasy novels and stories on a matte-black stealth MacBook called Sparks. Sarah holds a Ph.D. in English literature and recently taught honors seminars on fantasy and science fiction literature at the University of Iowa. She has an amazing dragon action-figure collection and occasionally bakes biscuits (although she says hers never seem to turn out as tasty as Benet's do in the magic thief).

Sarah is married to John Prineas, a physics professor, which comes in handy when she's writing about magic prisoning devices. They are the parents of Maud and Theo. If you're looking for more of Conn's exciting adventures, they continue in the Magic Thief: Lost.

Praise for The Magic Thief…

"What works wonderfully well here is the boy's irresistible voice" (starred review)
-ALA Booklist

"An uncommonly engaging young narrator kicks this debut fantasy ahead of the general run." (starred review)
-Kirkus Reviews

"This is the first in an anticipated trilogy, and since Conn has a lot yet to learn, he is sure to draw avid fans back for more"
-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)