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Magic #2
Sapphire Magic: Breaking Glass
The author of
Wizards
,
The Spellbinder
&
House of Silver Magic
does it again.
Sapphire Magic: Breaking Glass is the second book in the Magic Series. In House of Silver Magic it was established that James and Ezekiel Howard built the house in 1920 and lived there together until the start of the Second World War. They had lived in the British Isles for at least four thousand years, having brought the mysterious Source with them from Mesopotamia.
James created the six Dees as house guardians. They were designed as simple creatures that would be happy with their lot. Confined to the house, they had their own pocket universes to keep them amused when they had no duties to perform. But the Source intervened when he created Glass and alone of the Dees she became almost human. Though reflecting light like mercury in the human world, in her own world she looked like a pretty teenage girl and longed to cross the boundary and explore
outside.
In Silver Magic, James's children are pitted against those who used the magic the Source had created for evil. Any precious metal or stone left in the house became magical and the Source encouraged the sale of those items out into the world. In humans, each piece would grant (in part) that person's strongest desire. The Dees were convinced that silver did not work for them because they had tried it and nothing happened. But then, they had no desires at the time except to guard the house.
In this book, when Glass is gifted a Sapphire ring, she finds she can leave the house through reflections and is drawn to a special mirror in a mansion many miles away. There she slowly loses her powers as a Dees and becomes a human, filled with teenage emotions and desires. The Source, which is a subtle and sneaky entity, had sent her there to protect it and to make the choice to become human or remain Dees.
This time the guardians of the Source must confront big business. They face powerful men who can manipulate the world without magic, but will use it as they use everything; as if it is their God given right. Glass will meet old villains and friends as she struggles to figure out what it is to be human and what it means to fall in love.
Book 3 Gold Magic: Terror in Mind is now available on Kindle
The Magic Series Collection - You can buy all three Magic novels under one cover for a reduced price.
Sapphire Magic: Breaking Glass is the second book in the Magic Series. In House of Silver Magic it was established that James and Ezekiel Howard built the house in 1920 and lived there together until the start of the Second World War. They had lived in the British Isles for at least four thousand years, having brought the mysterious Source with them from Mesopotamia.
James created the six Dees as house guardians. They were designed as simple creatures that would be happy with their lot. Confined to the house, they had their own pocket universes to keep them amused when they had no duties to perform. But the Source intervened when he created Glass and alone of the Dees she became almost human. Though reflecting light like mercury in the human world, in her own world she looked like a pretty teenage girl and longed to cross the boundary and explore
outside.
In Silver Magic, James's children are pitted against those who used the magic the Source had created for evil. Any precious metal or stone left in the house became magical and the Source encouraged the sale of those items out into the world. In humans, each piece would grant (in part) that person's strongest desire. The Dees were convinced that silver did not work for them because they had tried it and nothing happened. But then, they had no desires at the time except to guard the house.
In this book, when Glass is gifted a Sapphire ring, she finds she can leave the house through reflections and is drawn to a special mirror in a mansion many miles away. There she slowly loses her powers as a Dees and becomes a human, filled with teenage emotions and desires. The Source, which is a subtle and sneaky entity, had sent her there to protect it and to make the choice to become human or remain Dees.
This time the guardians of the Source must confront big business. They face powerful men who can manipulate the world without magic, but will use it as they use everything; as if it is their God given right. Glass will meet old villains and friends as she struggles to figure out what it is to be human and what it means to fall in love.
Book 3 Gold Magic: Terror in Mind is now available on Kindle
The Magic Series Collection - You can buy all three Magic novels under one cover for a reduced price.
191 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 31, 2012
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December 27, 2012
Book two of the series is not a disappointment and it develops one of my favourite characters - Glass. The imagination of book one hooked me from the start, not least due to the wonderful, quirky, unusual and original characters, and it was great to see how the use of the Dees are paramount to the story.
Another good versus evil plot to unravel and it's great to see how the characters deal with the new situation. The evil is more than a little disturbing, which is a strange combination with other parts of the story, as if the author is battling to decide the better side.
Some great writing - fast-paced and deceptively easy (clever), although it does need editing. It also reads a little odd that although it is a very English story it has American spellings.
I don't give spoilers, however I will say that this book is definitely worth reading and a great second book in the series.
Highly recommended.
Another good versus evil plot to unravel and it's great to see how the characters deal with the new situation. The evil is more than a little disturbing, which is a strange combination with other parts of the story, as if the author is battling to decide the better side.
Some great writing - fast-paced and deceptively easy (clever), although it does need editing. It also reads a little odd that although it is a very English story it has American spellings.
I don't give spoilers, however I will say that this book is definitely worth reading and a great second book in the series.
Highly recommended.
January 27, 2016
John Booth has a deceptively simple style, very engaging and easy to read, which might almost cause you to overlook the well constructed plot and sometimes very dark issues that he writes about. The system of magic that he has devised for these books is well worked out, as is it's interaction with the 'normal' world, and this story develops smoothly from the first one of the series. The third one is on my wish list!
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