num_pages: 264
description: Lady Sandrilene fa Toren knows all about unusual magic - she herself spins and weaves it like thread. But when she witnessed a boy dancing a spell, even she is confounded. To her dismay, Sandry learns that as the mage who discovered the power of the young dancer, she must be his teacher. Before lessons can begin, however, Sandry and her uncle, Duke Vedris, get news of a mysterious murderer stalking a clan of local merchants. The killer employs the strangest magic of all: the ability to reduce essence to nothingness. As the murders mount and the killer grows bolder, Sandry's teaching takes on a grave purpose. For it becomes clear to everyone that the killings can only be stopped by the combined workings of two people: the young teacher and her even younger student.
language: English
title: Magic Steps
titlecomplete: Magic Steps (The Circle Opens, #1)
characters: Sandrilene fa Toren, Lark, Duke Vedris of Emelan, Pasco Acalon
genres: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Teen, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, Fiction, Magic
ratings_count: 23337
series: The Circle Opens, Emelan Chronological Order, Emelan
publisher: Scholastic