A College of Magics
Teenager Faris Nallaneen is the heir to the small northern dukedom of Galazon. Too young still to claim her title, her despotic Uncle Brinker has ruled in her place. Now he demands she be sent to Greenlaw College. For her benefit he insists. To keep me out of the way, more like it!But Greenlaw...
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Teenager Faris Nallaneen is the heir to the small northern dukedom of Galazon. Too young still to claim her title, her despotic Uncle Brinker has ruled in her place. Now he demands she be sent to Greenlaw College. For her benefit he insists. To keep me out of the way, more like it!But Greenlaw is not just any school-as Faris and her new best friend Jane discover. At Greenlaw students major in . . . magic.But it's not all fun and games. When Faris makes an enemy of classmate Menary of Aravill, life could get downright . . . deadly.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780765342454 (0765342456)
Publish date: October 13th 2002
Publisher: Starscape
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
High Fantasy,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Young Adult Fantasy,
Alternate History,
School Stories,
Boarding School
Series: A College of Magics (#1)
This was interesting, but quite different. I was confused and had a hard time following along. Still, I remember it and would not mind rereading to see if I "get" it better this time.
I’ve been enjoying Stevermer’s Kate and Cecy books, which she wrote with Patricia C. Wrede, for several years. These two are quite similar in the mix of magic and a world that’s mostly like ours at an earlier time period. I have to say that, while I liked the characters and the story, the world buil...
-- Originally reviewed at Here There Be Books. --I've never read a Caroline Stevermer book before, but I've heard good things. I actually remember trying to read this book when I was 12 and I hated it, so I was a little wary of reading it now, about 10 years later. But! After I got past the bumpy be...
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