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The Magic Thief (Magic Thief, #1) by Sarah Prineas; illustrations by Dominic Harman is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Magic Thief (Magic Thief, #1) about?
<p><P>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.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p><P> Readers clamoring for magical tales will enjoy Prineas's fast-paced first novel, the opener of a promising trilogy. Conn-waer, a preteen pickpocket, steals the locus magicalicus from the most revered and powerful wizard in the city of Wellmet. Recently returned from banishment, Nevery Flinglas is not angered by the boy's thievery, just surprised the stone's power didn't kill the orphan. Accordingly, Nevery takes him on as a potential apprentice and offers him refuge in his crumbling home. Soon, Conn must enroll in wizard school, find his own magical stone and help
Who reads The Magic Thief (Magic Thief, #1)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Sarah Prineas; illustrations by Dominic Harman
- Publisher
- New York: HarperCollinsPublishers
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780689869129
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (14,575 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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