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Author | : Kristy Cambron |
Publisher | : Thomas Nelson |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2017-03-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 071804231X |
Set during one of the richest, most vibrant eras in American history, this Jazz Age novel tracks Houdini's assistant in a world of misdirection, suspense, and forgotten pasts to remind us that not all illusions happen on the stage. Wren Lockhart, apprentice to master illusionist Harry Houdini, uses life on a vaudeville stage to escape the pain of her past. She continues her career of illusion after her mentor's death, intent on burying her true identity. But when a rival performer's act goes tragically wrong, the newly formed FBI calls on Wren to speak the truth--and reveal her real name to the world. She transfers her skills for misdirection from the stage to the back halls of vaudeville, as she finds herself the unlikely partner in the FBI's investigation. All the while Houdini's words echo in her mind: Whatever occurs, the crowd must believe it's what you meant to happen. She knows that if anyone digs too deep, secrets long kept hidden may find their way to the surface--and shatter her carefully controlled world. Historical fiction with a dash of suspense Stand-alone novel Book length: 99,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Author | : Rosie Thomas |
Publisher | : Abrams |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2014-06-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1468309919 |
“Beneath this buoyant tale of down-market entertainers in Victorian London rumbles a heavyweight novel . . . Intricate and thrilling” (The New York Times). A young, beautiful woman of limited means, Eliza is modern before her time. Not for her the stifling—if respectable—conventionality of marriage, children, domestic drudgery. She longs for more. Through her work as an artist’s model, she meets the magnetic and irascible Devil—a born showman whose dream is to run his own theater company. Devil’s right-hand man is the improbably named Carlo Boldoni, an ill-tempered dwarf with an enormous talent for all things magic and illusion. Carlo and Devil clash at every opportunity and it constantly falls upon Eliza to broker an uneasy peace between them. And then there is Jasper Button. Mild-mannered and a family man at heart, it is his gift as an artist that makes him the unlikely final member of the motley crew. Thrown together by a twist of fate, their lives are inextricably linked: The fortune of one depends on the fortune of the other. And as Eliza gets sucked into the seductive and dangerous world her strange companions inhabit, she risks not only her heart, but also her life, which is soon thrown into peril. “Love, seduction, magic and illusion collide . . . A spellbinding journey through an extremely shadowy world.” —Daily Express “A brilliant Gothic mix of glitter and grime.” —Daily Mail “Thomas’s sprawling follow-up to The Kashmir Shawl . . . A story of a theater company, a thriller, and, most successfully, a portrait of a woman trying to create an equal partnership with a man.” —Publishers Weekly
Author | : Laure Eve |
Publisher | : Hot Key Books |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2014-08-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1471402592 |
A thrilling, seductive and electrifying new adventure set in the world of FEARSOME DREAMER A shocking new world. A dangerous choice. Two futures preparing to collide . . . Having left her soulmate White behind her in Angle Tar, Rue is trying to make sense of her new and unfamiliar life in World. Its technologically advanced culture is as baffling as is it thrilling to her, and Rue quickly realises World's fascination with technology can have intoxicating and deadly consequences. She is also desperately lonely. And so is White. Somehow, their longing for each other is crossing into their dreams - dreams that begin to take increasingly strange turns as they appear to give Rue echoes of the future. Then the dreams reveal the advent of something truly monstrous, and with it the realisation that Rue and White will be instrumental in bringing about the most incredible and devastating change in both World and Angle Tar. But in a world where Life is a virtual reality, where friends can become enemies overnight and where dreams, the future and the past are somehow merging together, their greatest challenge of all may be just to survive.
Author | : Beverly Twomey |
Publisher | : Snowy Wings Publishing |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2024-10-01 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1958051357 |
Georgie would do anything to help his father – even learn the dying art of necromancy. Twelve-year-old Georgie works hard to care for his grieving father while keeping his nosy younger cousin out of trouble. But when his father begins to decline even further, Georgie decides to bring back the one person who could do it all, his deceased mother. The local Necromancer is an awkward and solitary man with an ancient black cat and a literal skeleton in his closet. With a few words, he can cause a dead sparrow to fly, stop an animated skeleton in its place, and even speak to the dead themselves. Georgie is quickly swept away into a world of skeletal horrors, abandoned graves, and wizard duels where woodland creatures arm themselves against the undead. But can he convince the Necromancer to resurrect his mother in time? Perfect for fans of Diana Wynne Jones and T. Kingfisher, THE NECROMANCER’S APPRENTICE is a whimsical take on the process of grieving and learning to live again.
Author | : Kate Banks |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2012-08-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0374347166 |
When sixteen-year-old Baz becomes apprentice to a powerful but kind magician, he makes a long journey across the desert and into the mountains, ultimately discovering himself by learning to dispel illusions.
Author | : Chris Moriarty |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0547581351 |
In early 20th-century New York, Sacha Kessler's ability to see witches earns him an apprenticeship to the police department's star Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf. With fellow apprentice Lily Astral, Sacha investigates who is trying to kill Thomas Edison.
Author | : David McKee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Children's stories, English |
ISBN | : 9780216918771 |
Author | : Faren Miller |
Publisher | : Questar |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780446361316 |
Author | : J.M. Snyder |
Publisher | : JMS Books LLC |
Total Pages | : 27 |
Release | : 2013-01-20 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1611529980 |
Devon Taylor helped fashion a local street magician called Harry Marvel into the well-known illusionist Harry Marvelous. In the seven years they’ve been together, Devon has worked alongside Harry onstage as his apprentice. To Devon, Harry is an incredibly sexy older man, and the love they share is nothing less than pure magic. But in today’s world, even children find it hard to believe in magic. When Devon overhears a teenager mocking Harry before a show, he invites the boy on stage to help out with Harry’s famous disappearing act. Unfortunately, the boy really does disappear on his way back to his seat after the performance. When the show is over, Devon and Harry find themselves confronted by security. Harry insists his illusions aren’t real, but does Devon know something Harry doesn’t?
Author | : Raymond E. Feist |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Apprentices |
ISBN | : |