num_pages: 448
description: When a stranger offers her a small fortune to break into a traveling magicians wagon Kim doesnt hesitate. Having grown up a waif in the dirty streets of London Kim isnt above a bit of breaking-and-entering. A hard life and lean times have schooled her in one lesson: steal from them before they steal from you. But when the magician catches her in the act Kim thinks shes done for. Until he suggests she become his apprentice; then the real trouble begins.Kim soon finds herself entangled with murderers thieves and cloak-and-dagger politics all while trying to learn how to become both a proper lady and a magician in her own right. Magic and intrigue go hand in hand in Mairelon the Magician and The Magicians Ward two fast-paced novels filled with mystery and romance set against the intricate backdrop of Regency England.
language: English
title: A Matter of Magic
publisher: Orb Books