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Lost (Magic Thief #2)
by
Sarah Prineas (Goodreads Author),
Antonio Javier Caparo
Never mix fire with magic
Conn may only be a wizard's apprentice, but even he knows it's dangerous to play with fire . . . especially around magic. His master, Nevery, warns him that it could all blow up in his face. Besides, they have bigger problems to deal with. There is evil afoot in the city of Wellmet, an evil that isn't human.
But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears...more
Conn may only be a wizard's apprentice, but even he knows it's dangerous to play with fire . . . especially around magic. His master, Nevery, warns him that it could all blow up in his face. Besides, they have bigger problems to deal with. There is evil afoot in the city of Wellmet, an evil that isn't human.
But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears...more
Hardcover, 416 pages
Published
May 12th 2009
by HarperCollins
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Diving in along with Mercy for her 12th birthday.
What I like a lot about this one is that Conn continues to be misunderstood, but he is actually saving the city! He has a hefty amount of good discernment.
Really enjoyed his interaction with the " Captain of the Guard" woman named Kern (which I understand is actually the amount of space between two words) she kidnaps him and treats him badly, yet he understands her motives and doesn't reject her out of hand is because she is someone that would nor...more
What I like a lot about this one is that Conn continues to be misunderstood, but he is actually saving the city! He has a hefty amount of good discernment.
Really enjoyed his interaction with the " Captain of the Guard" woman named Kern (which I understand is actually the amount of space between two words) she kidnaps him and treats him badly, yet he understands her motives and doesn't reject her out of hand is because she is someone that would nor...more
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I loved this book LIKE PIE. Which is pretty much how I felt about the first book in the series as well, but it was just so delicious to read more about Conn and Nevery and Rowan and others I'd come to love from Book 1 -- plus some new characters (or newly developed ones, like Argent) who are interesting in their own right.
The pace of the story clips along as briskly as ever (and there's plenty going on), but never too fast that there's no time to develop the characters. Conn goes through a lot...more
The pace of the story clips along as briskly as ever (and there's plenty going on), but never too fast that there's no time to develop the characters. Conn goes through a lot...more
I’m always cautious with a series because the first book often fires out at us with a BANG! Then the second and third can peter out to a mere whimper and nothing, my friends, is worse than a series that gets steadily forgettable. But this is NOT that kind of series. YIPPEE! Sarah brings us another firecracker hit with her second instalment in the Magic Thief series.
Just like the first, our main character, Conn, reached out from the pages to grab me by the ears - not even sound existed for me ou...more
Just like the first, our main character, Conn, reached out from the pages to grab me by the ears - not even sound existed for me ou...more
The genre of this book is Fantasy. The age group for this book is 8 and up. This book is about a boy named Conn who is trying to save his city Wellmet from something evil that has hit his city. I rated this book with four stars becuse this is a good chapter book it keeps you guessing on what is about to happened next. The plot of this story is a young boy name Conn who enjoys playing with magic he wants to save his city Wellmet becuase someone evil is coming and he can feel it. Conn was trying t...more
I stampeded through this in a day, and it was great fun; still I had a few complaints that made me give this 4 stars instead of five. Here's a list!
1. I felt Conn's actions were crossing the line from go-getter to selfish and thoughtless more than once (meaning he did things that were obviously pretty stupid and put a lot of other people in danger); there was also a bit of Harry Potter syndrome going on as Conn just KNEW better than anyone else and rushed headlong into things despite several tru...more
1. I felt Conn's actions were crossing the line from go-getter to selfish and thoughtless more than once (meaning he did things that were obviously pretty stupid and put a lot of other people in danger); there was also a bit of Harry Potter syndrome going on as Conn just KNEW better than anyone else and rushed headlong into things despite several tru...more
Good and Evil Magic: A Book Review of Lost
Title: Magic Thief, Lost HarperCollins Children’s Book, 2009, 377pgs
Sarah Prineas, ($19.00) ISBN: 978-0-06-137591-0
Conn is the main character of Magic Thief, Lost. He is a thief and a – wizard. He was a gutter boy at first but after meeting Nevery, a smart wizard, his whole life change. Conn became a wizard when Nevery took him under his wing. To Nevery, he is annoying, noisy, nosy and a troublemaker but the true is Conn is sneaky, smart and brave.
Magic...more
Title: Magic Thief, Lost HarperCollins Children’s Book, 2009, 377pgs
Sarah Prineas, ($19.00) ISBN: 978-0-06-137591-0
Conn is the main character of Magic Thief, Lost. He is a thief and a – wizard. He was a gutter boy at first but after meeting Nevery, a smart wizard, his whole life change. Conn became a wizard when Nevery took him under his wing. To Nevery, he is annoying, noisy, nosy and a troublemaker but the true is Conn is sneaky, smart and brave.
Magic...more
Damrodel........................
Odesseldesh...................
Ellarhion........................
Varliarden......................
Liesh............................
Conn menangkap penggalan kata diantara asap ledakan.
Sihir telah berbicara!
Makin lama cerita dalam buku ini kian menarik. Bayangkan saja, seorang penyihir tanpa memiliki media apapun untuk melakukan sihir Tiada tongkat, apalagi locus magicalicus. Namun begitulah nasib Conn. Sedang locus magicalicus-nya rusak ia nyaris tidak bisa melakukan...more
Odesseldesh...................
Ellarhion........................
Varliarden......................
Liesh............................
Conn menangkap penggalan kata diantara asap ledakan.
Sihir telah berbicara!
Makin lama cerita dalam buku ini kian menarik. Bayangkan saja, seorang penyihir tanpa memiliki media apapun untuk melakukan sihir Tiada tongkat, apalagi locus magicalicus. Namun begitulah nasib Conn. Sedang locus magicalicus-nya rusak ia nyaris tidak bisa melakukan...more
by Sarah Prineas
Opening line--"A wizard is a lot like a pyrotechnist."
After the events of The Magic Thief, Conn continues to search for his locus magicalus, while Nevery does battle with the academicos. But Wellmet itself is threatened by the mysterious Shadows, and Conn faces some hard choices.
I have to admit that I was a little disappointed in this one. I never felt a real connection to any of the events that were occurring. Despite all of the adventure, I didn't feel particularly sad or horr...more
Opening line--"A wizard is a lot like a pyrotechnist."
After the events of The Magic Thief, Conn continues to search for his locus magicalus, while Nevery does battle with the academicos. But Wellmet itself is threatened by the mysterious Shadows, and Conn faces some hard choices.
I have to admit that I was a little disappointed in this one. I never felt a real connection to any of the events that were occurring. Despite all of the adventure, I didn't feel particularly sad or horr...more
In which we find, Conn, bereft of his locus magicalicus, trying to talk to Wellmet's magic by blowing things up.
I think I called Conn the Steve Jobs of magicians in my review of book 1. Maybe I should have gone for Thomas Edison, who I believe also blew things up. Edison lost the hearing in one of his ears and Conn blows up his master's house and gives Bennett, Nevery's bodyguard, a skull fracture.
We've probably all known people like Conn; people who are so convinced that they are right that th...more
I think I called Conn the Steve Jobs of magicians in my review of book 1. Maybe I should have gone for Thomas Edison, who I believe also blew things up. Edison lost the hearing in one of his ears and Conn blows up his master's house and gives Bennett, Nevery's bodyguard, a skull fracture.
We've probably all known people like Conn; people who are so convinced that they are right that th...more
The magic had been returned to Wellmet, but the wizard Nevery Flinglas discovered that it was still low. While Connawaer (gutter boy turned wizard‘s apprentice) spent his time searching for a new locus magicalicus (wizards magical stone), both the Sunrise and the Twilight side of Wellmet were being terrorized by the dark cloaked ‘Shadowmen’ who were turning anybody found out in the dark to stone. During Conn’s attempts to speak to the magic, he was led to believe that he should travel to Desh to...more
Having picked this book up on the spur of the moment, (with four other new juvenile fantasies at the 'Just Out' shelf at the library) I was a little surprised upon arriving at home to learn that this is Book 2 of a series. On the whole, though, the book stands up rather well on it's own as an isolated read. References to events from book one were crafted well enough to make me feel like I knew something of how this cast of characters came together.
The only tihng tht seemed to suffer was the visu...more
The only tihng tht seemed to suffer was the visu...more
Reviewed by Lynn Crow for TeensReadToo.com
Ever since wizard apprentice and former thief Conn destroyed his locus magicalicus saving the city of Wellmet's magic, he's been banned from lessons and shunned by all the wizards except his master, Nevery.
No one believes his theory that the magic is a living being. As shadowy beings stalk Wellmet and attack its residents, Conn becomes desperate to communicate with the magic again. But his experiments with pyrotechnics cause a disaster so great he is exi...more
Ever since wizard apprentice and former thief Conn destroyed his locus magicalicus saving the city of Wellmet's magic, he's been banned from lessons and shunned by all the wizards except his master, Nevery.
No one believes his theory that the magic is a living being. As shadowy beings stalk Wellmet and attack its residents, Conn becomes desperate to communicate with the magic again. But his experiments with pyrotechnics cause a disaster so great he is exi...more
I loved the fresh voice and intriguing premise of The Magic Thief, so I eagerly dove into book 2.
Conn has discovered that explosions allow the magic of his city Wellmet to talk to him, and since his locus magicalicus stone was destroyed at the end of book 1, this is very important to him. Unfortunately, Conn accidentally blows up his master Nevery’s house, at which point he is exiled from the city. This is horrifying to Conn but just as well, as Conn is quite certain that the magic of Wellmet w...more
Conn has discovered that explosions allow the magic of his city Wellmet to talk to him, and since his locus magicalicus stone was destroyed at the end of book 1, this is very important to him. Unfortunately, Conn accidentally blows up his master Nevery’s house, at which point he is exiled from the city. This is horrifying to Conn but just as well, as Conn is quite certain that the magic of Wellmet w...more
Conn is a wizard's apprentice in a world where cities run on living magic. His city's magic calls on him to stop the evil magic of a far away city. This is the second book in the Magic Thief trilogy. While Lost is not a stand-alone novel, Prineas includes sufficient references to the events in the first book to keep the reader from being lost.
Prineas creatively uses various elements to add layers to the simple story. Rather than merely making up words, Prineas plays with real-word roots (e.g., w...more
Prineas creatively uses various elements to add layers to the simple story. Rather than merely making up words, Prineas plays with real-word roots (e.g., w...more
Feb 21, 2013
Doris
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Donna Barnett
This was not the first book in the series, which is not obvious at first. However, after several references to past events, I checked and sure enough this one *clearly* states that it is the second book. Even so, it stands alone very well.
I enjoyed the story of Conn and his attempts to both recover his magic and be welcomed properly as a member of the "family" he inhabits. He is an orphan of indeterminate age, and his "family" consists of people he has met, especially including his mentor and m...more
I enjoyed the story of Conn and his attempts to both recover his magic and be welcomed properly as a member of the "family" he inhabits. He is an orphan of indeterminate age, and his "family" consists of people he has met, especially including his mentor and m...more
Pas facile, au début, de se replacer dans le contexte (ma lecture du tome 1 remonte à deux ans déjà !), mais heureusement nous avons affaire à un univers facile et simple d'accès, dans lequel on retrouve vite ses marques et où on s'y sent parfaitement à l'aise. Très vite je me suis également rappelée pourquoi j'avais aimé cette série, non seulement parce que cela me console d'avoir perdu un certain Harry, mais aussi parce que l'intrigue est palpitante, le milieu de la magie apparaît sombre et my...more
Fans of magical fantasy will enjoy Sarah Prineas’ The Magic Thief Series. In the first book we meet Conn (short for Connwaer), an orphaned street thief, who should have died when he stole his future master’s locus magicalus (a stone that wizards use to do spells.) In the first book Conn must rescue the city of Wellmet’s magic, which he does. However, all is not well and the magic is still in danger in book two: Lost. In book two we learn a little more about the magic itself. It is actually a liv...more
Ages 10 and up.
The second in the series, Conn the Magic Thief, continues his education and his attempts to solve the mystery of what's happening to the magic in the city. Unfortunately, the magic stone that allowed him to manipulate magic was destroyed in the first book and he now can only cast spells by harnessing explosions. This does not make him popular with anyone.
The setting for the book changes somewhat as he visits another city on a diplomatic mission of sorts, although he's most definit...more
The second in the series, Conn the Magic Thief, continues his education and his attempts to solve the mystery of what's happening to the magic in the city. Unfortunately, the magic stone that allowed him to manipulate magic was destroyed in the first book and he now can only cast spells by harnessing explosions. This does not make him popular with anyone.
The setting for the book changes somewhat as he visits another city on a diplomatic mission of sorts, although he's most definit...more
The middle book in a trilogy is already at a disadvantage. The newness of the characters and the world has begun to wear off and you know that the big dramatic ending that you're hoping for is being reserved for the final book. The first book in this series had a rather dramatic ending and if the author hadn't decided to write any further books, it had a very satisfactory conclusion. I enjoyed it so much I was glad the author had written more books and I quickly got a hold of this one and starte...more
Conn survived his battle with evil in "The Magic Thief", but the precious stone that connected him to the magical world was destroyed. Now most of the magicians-not to mention then duchess-in Wellmet are calling for Nevery to get rid of Conn. But Nevery is nothing if not stubborn and he continues to keep the boy on. Conn, meanwhile, has realized that he doesn't need his stone to talk to the magic of the city. He can communicate with it by fire. But he first has to get the correct formula to crea...more
Plot Summary:
The city of Wellmet is trying to recover from the recent theft of all of its magic, now that the magic has been returned. It is weaker than before and Nevery and the other wizards are still trying to figure out what is going on. Connwaer, who is Nevery's assistant, had his locus stone (which is a stone that allows wizards to use magic) destroyed in the explosion that set the magic free in Wellmet. When the explosion happened, Conn was sure that the magic spoke to him. He became quit...more
The city of Wellmet is trying to recover from the recent theft of all of its magic, now that the magic has been returned. It is weaker than before and Nevery and the other wizards are still trying to figure out what is going on. Connwaer, who is Nevery's assistant, had his locus stone (which is a stone that allows wizards to use magic) destroyed in the explosion that set the magic free in Wellmet. When the explosion happened, Conn was sure that the magic spoke to him. He became quit...more
Book 2 in the Magic Thief series. Conn's hometown of Wellmet continues to be attacked by strange forces, this time shadow figures who turn their prey into stone. Nevery, Conn's wizard master, can't get Conn reinstated as a formal apprentice and Conn has to figure out other ways to contact the magic in Wellmet. Lots of adventures, many shared with Ro, the daughter of the Duchess of Wellmet, a few new characters, and a cliff-hanger ending. I'm definitely wondering where Book 3 will pick up.
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"Lost", the second book in The Magic Thief series, picks up right after the first book ends. Conn is still a wizard, but without his magic loci he cannot do any spells. Feeling lost and empty, Conn attempts to do magic using pyrotechnics - and by "pyrotechnics", I mean explosions.
The action and characters in this book work for me, as the plot moves along at a nice, believable pace. I like how the author keeps everyone true to form, but allows for the characters to change and grow as the story m...more
The action and characters in this book work for me, as the plot moves along at a nice, believable pace. I like how the author keeps everyone true to form, but allows for the characters to change and grow as the story m...more
I liked this second book in the series better than the first: whereas the first seemed filled with exposition, this time Prineas is able to slip in information from the first book while moving forward quickly. The relationship between the characters is growing, too.
Conn has moved up in the world: no longer a gutterboy, he is the unofficial apprentice of the wizard Nevery. Unofficial because his locus magicalicus, his magic-focusing stone, was destroyed when he stopped an evil wizard and Underlor...more
Conn has moved up in the world: no longer a gutterboy, he is the unofficial apprentice of the wizard Nevery. Unofficial because his locus magicalicus, his magic-focusing stone, was destroyed when he stopped an evil wizard and Underlor...more
Bueno, parece que esta autora está siendo capaz de crear una saga muy bien articulada y coherente. Los personajes, aunque no presenta ninguno nuevo, nos sorprenden, igual que lo hicieron en el Ladrón Mago, por su verosimilitud y su humor.
Pero no es simplemente eso, ha sido capaz de dar nuevos matices a personajes como Krenn o Rowan, por no hablar de Conn y de Neverys. Realmente el lector va descubriendo y encariñándose cada vez más con estos personajes (admito que los retratos y las descripcione...more
Pero no es simplemente eso, ha sido capaz de dar nuevos matices a personajes como Krenn o Rowan, por no hablar de Conn y de Neverys. Realmente el lector va descubriendo y encariñándose cada vez más con estos personajes (admito que los retratos y las descripcione...more
Mar 28, 2010
Charlyn Trussell
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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In this, the second book in the Magic Thief series, while the city of Wellmet's magic is still a a low level, the town is assailed by Shadows who turn people to stone. Conn tries to search for answers until he causes an explosion that destroys Nevery's home and severely injures Benet. This causes Conn to be exiled from the town of Wellmet. Out on his own, he joins Rowan and company who have been sent to neighboring magical city Desh to ascertain if it is the source of the plague of Shadows.
Even...more
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This was a quality sequel that built very well off of relationships and themes that had been in the first book (The Magic Thief: Stolen). I have somewhat mixed feelings about Conn's taciturn nature - he just doesn't like to talk about his feelings and opinions with others which is sometimes frustrating to the reader, but given some of the circumstances who can really blame him? This quibble aside, this was a very enjoyable book for those who enjoyed the first book in this series, and the ending...more
Picking up where Stolen left off, this installment finds Conn trying to communicate with the magic again using pyrotechnics instead of a locus stone, since his was destroyed. The magic is troubled, and there are deadly Shadows turning people to stone all over the city. Conn thinks he can figure out what's happening. But as usual Conn gets himself into trouble, and ends up being exiled from the city for inadvertently blowing up Nevery's house. Prineas leaves the ending wide open for the next book...more
I think Prineas should have changed the name a bit more for the title, but I liked this a lot - perhaps even more than the first book in the trilogy. Conn (the magic thief/wizard apprentice) grows a bit, gets in trouble, and travels to an exotic city. It's simpler than the Harry Potter stories, but has a lot of the same appeal for kids, I think, and would be suitable for kids that are younger than 10. I like the letters (and secret runic messages) in both this and the previous book. I would have...more
Very consistent with the first - and I liked it as well. There is a potterish component - young boy against the world, befriended by wise older person, discovers talents and gifts, saves world/city/universe/friends. But beyond that theme, it isn't a copy of Harry Potter.
I like that the magic is part of the world, but the book isn't all about the cool magic gadgets. In fact, there is a rather big controversy about what exactly the magic is and the young hero, Conn, is at the center. The lesson a...more
I like that the magic is part of the world, but the book isn't all about the cool magic gadgets. In fact, there is a rather big controversy about what exactly the magic is and the young hero, Conn, is at the center. The lesson a...more
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I'm from rural Johnson County, Iowa, and my first novel, The Magic Thief, was published by HarperCollins in June 2008 and by a bunch of other publishers around the world. The next book in the series, The Magic Thief: Lost, came out in May 2009, and the third, The Magic Thief: Found, was published in spring 2010. My next book from HarperCollins was Winterling (2012), followed by two sequels, Summer...more
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