Quercus Books

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, author of The Spook’s Apprentice

An exciting read... a mixture of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Lemony Snicket books' The School Librarian Journal.

Conn should have dropped dead the day he stole a wizard’s locus stone, but miraculously he survives.
Becoming the wizard’s apprentice, Conn becomes embroiled in his master’s plan to save the city, whose magic is slowly dying. Meanwhile, the Wizard, Nevery, is secretly beginning to question Conn’s past: Why did the thief survive in the Twilight and why is he immune to injury? But Conn is hiding a much darker secret . . .
Sarah Prineas has imagined a richly detailed magical world like no other.
Enter the world of The Magic Thief:
-Beautiful illustrations, maps and extra material
-Use the runic code at the back of the book to discover hidden messages
-Interactive website that ties in with maps and games

Sarah Prineas is from Iowa City, where she works at the University. She has written several critically acclaimed science fiction and fantasy short stories. She has two children. The Magic Thief is her first novel.

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