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Magic Steps

Magic Steps

FantasyMiddle Grade
Pages
264
Published
2001
Language
English

Synopsis

Lady Sandrilene fa Toren, a mage who weaves magic like thread, discovers a young boy with an unusual dancing spell. To her surprise, she's tasked with teaching him, but their lessons are interrupted by a mysterious killer targeting local merchants. This murderer wields a terrifying magic that reduces essence to nothingness. Sandry and her young student must combine their unique abilities to stop the escalating killings.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousMysterious
Mentor FigureChosen OneComing of Age

Genres

Fantasy Middle Grade Young Adult

About the author

T
Tamora Pierce

Tamora Pierce (born December 13, 1954, in South Connellsville, Pennsylvania) is an American author of fantasy fiction for young adults, best known for her Tortall novels beginning with the Song of the Lioness quartet (1983–1988). She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976 and was awarded the Young Adult Library Services Association's Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2013 for her lasting contribution to writing for teens.

Characters

Sandrilene fa TorenProtagonist
Duke VedrisSupporting
All characters in Magic Steps

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