I still liked it and it wasn't too confusing, but I would have gotten more out of it.
MAGIC STEPS TAMORA PIERCE SERIES
I wish I would have known this is part of a larger series so I could have started at the beginning. Plus, seeing familiar characters through the eyes of a stranger always adds a zing to the narrative.more His training with the dancers and struggle between family expectations and personal dreams would have come across a lot more strongly. I think this would have been a much better book if it was told from his perspective. He mostly trains off-page, and does nothing at the climax of the action. Pasco is trained in investigation and law-enforcement, but when the mysterious murders begin, he has nothing to do with the plot. The portions of this book that deal with her and her magic are wonderful reads. Sandry isn't 10 years old any longer, and her inner voice is more mature. The assassins are using a terrifying form of un-magic, and even Sandry's weaving magic is hard-pressed to deal with it. Meanwhile, a feud between merchant clans leads to murder, as assassins descend upon the city. Everyone else in his family is a harrier (the city's version of police), but Sandry convinces them to let him train with her.
Unlike ordinary mages, he has to dance to do magic. Sandry, whose gift lies in weaving magic as though it were thread, discovers a boy with a strange ability. Meanwhile, a feud between merchant clans leads to murder, as a Four years after the magical plague swept their city in Briar's Story, the magical students of Winding Circle have separated to pursue further training. 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.moreįour years after the magical plague swept their city in Briar's Story, the magical students of Winding Circle have separated to pursue further training. As the murders mount and the killer grows bolder, Sandry's teaching takes on a grave purpose. The killer employs the strangest magic of all: the ability to reduce essence to nothingness. Before lessons can begin, however, Sandry and her uncle, Duke Vedris, get news of a mysterious murderer stalking a clan of local merchants. To her dismay, Sandry learns that as the mage who discovered the power of the young dancer, she must be his teacher. But when she witnessed a boy dancing a spell, even she is confounded. Before lessons can begin, however, Sandry and her uncle, Duke Vedris, get news of a my Lady Sandrilene fa Toren knows all about unusual magic - she herself spins and weaves it like thread.
Lady Sandrilene fa Toren knows all about unusual magic - she herself spins and weaves it like thread.