{"id":5980,"date":"2016-07-29T20:12:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T00:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5980"},"modified":"2023-02-27T21:17:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T02:17:17","slug":"a-matter-of-magic-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5980","title":{"rendered":"A Matter of Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Matter of Magic<\/a><\/em> (2010): Mairelon the Magician<\/em> (1991) and The Magician\u2019s Ward<\/em> (1997) Patricia C. Wrede<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A-Matter-of-Magic\"<\/a>Kim has been living on the streets, hiding the fact she’s a girl, and living by her wits as best she can. When she is offered a small fortune to check out the wagon of a traveling magician, the possibility of having enough to get her off the streets is more she can resist.<\/p>\n

But it turns out the Mairelon is more than a performer–he’s a true magician, and Kim is in for entirely more than she could even imagine.<\/p>\n

(T)hey\u2019re mixing magic at random, from the sound of it. Half of it\u2019s Welsh, half of it\u2019s Scottish, and half of it\u2019s cribbed from someone\u2019s classical education, with a few things that are entirely out of someone\u2019s imagination thrown in for good measure. They\u2019ll never get anywhere if that\u2019s the tack they\u2019re taking.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s too many halves,\u201d Kim said, frowning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a matter of how people are, Kim; it has to do with how they ought to be.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But Mairelon is right, thought Kim as she followed them out to the carriage. It is a costume, and I am only playing a part, the same way I played the part of a boy for so long. The thought was depressing; it made her wonder whether she would have to play at being something other than what she was for all her life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a lovely story (well, two stories, really) that is recommended for any age. It’s a delightful escape.
\nRating: 10\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Orb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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