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The Last Magician
Written by Lisa Maxwell
Narrated by Candace Thaxton
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A New York Times bestseller
"Splendid." —Kirkus Reviews
"Vivid and compelling." —BCCB
"A smart and feisty female protagonist in whom readers will delight." —Booklist
"Will keep you guessing until the very last page." —Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author
Gangs of New York meets Six of Crows in this captivating new series about a girl who must travel back in time to find a mysterious book that could save her future.
Stop the Magician.
Steal the book.
Save the future.
In modern day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic—the Mageus—live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power—and often their lives.
Esta is a talented thief, and she's been raised to steal magical artifacts from the sinister Order that created the Brink. With her innate ability to manipulate time, Esta can pilfer from the past, collecting these artifacts before the Order even realizes she's there. And all of Esta's training has been for one final job: traveling back to 1902 to steal an ancient book containing the secrets of the Order—and the Brink—before the Magician can destroy it and doom the Mageus to a hopeless future.
But Old New York is a dangerous world ruled by ruthless gangs and secret societies, a world where the very air crackles with magic. Nothing is as it seems, including the Magician himself. And for Esta to save her future, she may have to betray everyone in the past.
"Splendid." —Kirkus Reviews
"Vivid and compelling." —BCCB
"A smart and feisty female protagonist in whom readers will delight." —Booklist
"Will keep you guessing until the very last page." —Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author
Gangs of New York meets Six of Crows in this captivating new series about a girl who must travel back in time to find a mysterious book that could save her future.
Stop the Magician.
Steal the book.
Save the future.
In modern day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic—the Mageus—live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power—and often their lives.
Esta is a talented thief, and she's been raised to steal magical artifacts from the sinister Order that created the Brink. With her innate ability to manipulate time, Esta can pilfer from the past, collecting these artifacts before the Order even realizes she's there. And all of Esta's training has been for one final job: traveling back to 1902 to steal an ancient book containing the secrets of the Order—and the Brink—before the Magician can destroy it and doom the Mageus to a hopeless future.
But Old New York is a dangerous world ruled by ruthless gangs and secret societies, a world where the very air crackles with magic. Nothing is as it seems, including the Magician himself. And for Esta to save her future, she may have to betray everyone in the past.
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Start ListeningBook Information
The Last Magician
Written by Lisa Maxwell
Narrated by Candace Thaxton
Description
A New York Times bestseller
"Splendid." —Kirkus Reviews
"Vivid and compelling." —BCCB
"A smart and feisty female protagonist in whom readers will delight." —Booklist
"Will keep you guessing until the very last page." —Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author
Gangs of New York meets Six of Crows in this captivating new series about a girl who must travel back in time to find a mysterious book that could save her future.
Stop the Magician.
Steal the book.
Save the future.
In modern day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic—the Mageus—live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power—and often their lives.
Esta is a talented thief, and she's been raised to steal magical artifacts from the sinister Order that created the Brink. With her innate ability to manipulate time, Esta can pilfer from the past, collecting these artifacts before the Order even realizes she's there. And all of Esta's training has been for one final job: traveling back to 1902 to steal an ancient book containing the secrets of the Order—and the Brink—before the Magician can destroy it and doom the Mageus to a hopeless future.
But Old New York is a dangerous world ruled by ruthless gangs and secret societies, a world where the very air crackles with magic. Nothing is as it seems, including the Magician himself. And for Esta to save her future, she may have to betray everyone in the past.
"Splendid." —Kirkus Reviews
"Vivid and compelling." —BCCB
"A smart and feisty female protagonist in whom readers will delight." —Booklist
"Will keep you guessing until the very last page." —Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author
Gangs of New York meets Six of Crows in this captivating new series about a girl who must travel back in time to find a mysterious book that could save her future.
Stop the Magician.
Steal the book.
Save the future.
In modern day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic—the Mageus—live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power—and often their lives.
Esta is a talented thief, and she's been raised to steal magical artifacts from the sinister Order that created the Brink. With her innate ability to manipulate time, Esta can pilfer from the past, collecting these artifacts before the Order even realizes she's there. And all of Esta's training has been for one final job: traveling back to 1902 to steal an ancient book containing the secrets of the Order—and the Brink—before the Magician can destroy it and doom the Mageus to a hopeless future.
But Old New York is a dangerous world ruled by ruthless gangs and secret societies, a world where the very air crackles with magic. Nothing is as it seems, including the Magician himself. And for Esta to save her future, she may have to betray everyone in the past.
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This book! Was to good and I need the next book now!
Rating: 5
Amazing!!! If you want magic, heist, love, lesbian, mad scientist, and a show, then this book is for you.
Rating: 5
Starts a little slow but picks up and couldn't get enough of it.
Rating: 5
Giving 4 stars because of the action, the plot twists and the 1902 NYC setting. The villain(s) were great. Dolph gave me great vibes and Esta had an okay attitude. For some reason Viola stood out to me the most and Nibs ended up gaining my heart (lol at the outfit scene, he grew a lot). Saying there is a “love story” is too much. I’m not sure if Esta likes him that way. That is totally fine by me, girl had her Priorities straight and I LOVE that in a character.
Rating: 4
I enjoyed this book too much. Many nights I stayed up way too late needing to hear “just one more chapter”.
Rating: 5Wow, what a ride. Whoever is reading this review, don't think about it, just read the book and get the other one too, just do it???
Rating: 5
Reminds me a lot of the discovery of witches in the history and finding a rumored 'magical' book. Got to say though that it doesn't equate in mystery and adventure. Still, it was a fun easy read
Rating: 4
it not a book that you can’t put down ??
Rating: 3
So exciting and lovely. Well worth the time.
Rating: 5
Its slow to warm up... But hard to put down in the end.
Rating: 5Really interesting read. Surprisingly god. Story is incomplete. Your committing to the series.
Rating: 4Had my doubts since I'm not big on time traveling but it was an awesome audiobook. The writing was amazing. The narration was awesome. It gave me a Six of Crows meets Harry Potter vibe
Rating: 5I could not get further than 6th chapter as I couldn't stand the narration style. Maybe one day, when I have more time, I will read it... Sorry for the bad review just becauae of the narration.
Rating: 3Very good book, but it has an odd narration style.
Rating: 5
OMG so good and that ending ??? I cant wait to start the next book in the series
Rating: 5this was so good.
the characters were great and I love the romance in this book the chemical between main characters was done so well.
the twists and turns was blow my mind i didn’t see it coming.
Rating: 5the characters were great and I love the romance in this book the chemical between main characters was done so well.
the twists and turns was blow my mind i didn’t see it coming.
This is exactly the fresh and unique read I've been looking for! I'm an avid reader, 2-4 books a week, and I've been struggling to find something to hold my interest lately, this did the trick! I highly recommend!
Rating: 5it took awhile for the author to solidify her style but the wait was worth it . an enthralling book with interesting magic.
Rating: 5The time travel in this book is still messing my mind! it is quite a page turner. The reveals are really good. and you will want to keep reading till the end. Can't wait to start on the next book in the series.
Rating: 4