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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Never mix fire with magic! </p> </blockquote> <p> 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. </p> <p> But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even <em>his</em> vivid imagination. </p> <p> Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Lynn Crow for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>No one believes his theory t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66773226">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved the fresh voice and intriguing premise of The Magic Thief, so I eagerly dove into book 2.  <br/><br/>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 h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58785219">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[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 f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55952670">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[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 r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62259240">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Never mix fire with magic! </p> </blockquote> <p> 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. </p> <p> But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even <em>his</em> vivid imagination. </p> <p> Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Never mix fire with magic! </p> </blockquote> <p> 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. </p> <p> But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even <em>his</em> vivid imagination. </p> <p> Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a quality sequel that built very well off of relationships and themes that had been in the first book (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=The Magic Thief: Stolen" title="The Magic Thief: Stolen">The Magic Thief: Stolen</a>).  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 frustra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62300723">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Never mix fire with magic! </p> </blockquote> <p> 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. </p> <p> But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even <em>his</em> vivid imagination. </p> <p> Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Never mix fire with magic! </p> </blockquote> <p> 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. </p> <p> But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even <em>his</em> vivid imagination. </p> <p> Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[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 ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72356214">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Never mix fire with magic! </p> </blockquote> <p> 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. </p> <p> But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even <em>his</em> vivid imagination. </p> <p> Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[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. <br/><br/>I like that the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60352042">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Never mix fire with magic! </p> </blockquote> <p> 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. </p> <p> But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even <em>his</em> vivid imagination. </p> <p> Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Almost a four, read mid-June '09.<br/><br/>As a sequel, it falls prey to the middle-child syndrome, where not a whole lot happens even though it is near the same length as the first book,<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1809175.The_Magic_Thief_Stolen_Magic_Thief_" title="The Magic Thief  Stolen (Magic Thief) by Sarah Prineas">The Magic Thief</a>, which was brilliant.<br/><br/>Connwaer, having lost his locus stone while freeing the magic ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44394979">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Never mix fire with magic! </p> </blockquote> <p> 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. </p> <p> But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even <em>his</em> vivid imagination. </p> <p> Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Never mix fire with magic! </p> </blockquote> <p> 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. </p> <p> But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even <em>his</em> vivid imagination. </p> <p> Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Never mix fire with magic! </p> </blockquote> <p> 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. </p> <p> But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even <em>his</em> vivid imagination. </p> <p> Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'd forgotten how much I love Rowan and Conn. I love how he's smarter than the magistrates and knows that magic is a living being. I love the concept that magic is a real, live being; it's a new, interesting idea. I also love how Wellmet is divided between Twilight and Sunrise. I wish Conn could fin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60782503">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved the pyrotechnics addition to the magic...very creative and exciting.  I still want to know more about the masters prior knowledge with pyrotechnics and MORE details of WHAT happened 20 years ago when he was exiled.  Interesting how they have both been exiled now, though....very intriguing co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71729407">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Although I read this book in early manuscript form, I can recommend it without reservation. Conn's adventures grow even more dangerous and  entertaining in this book as he ventures away from the wonderful city of Wellmet for the first time. All of his friends -- and enemies! -- are back in this book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54836892">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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