Adventures of the Wishing-chair

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Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski

Timothy and Cassandra may have beaten the evil sorcerer Alhazred, but their problems are far from over. Alhazred was connected so close to the matrix energy that his death caused a magical blow-out, dimming all the sorcerous power, both in people and in lights. The blow-out has also weakened the dimensional barrier that keeps the Wurm out of Arcanum, and for the first time in decades the Wurm have the chance to wreak their vengeance upon the mages who sought to destroy them. Can Timothy and Cassandra end the feud before the Wurm devastate Arcanum?

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Diana Wynne Jones

PerfectBound e-book exclusive extras: "Diana Wynne Jones's The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Nine Notes"; and our exclusive interview with Diana Wynne Jones.Dapper, debonair, and wise, the great enchanter Chrestomanci has nine lives and a strong personality as well as strong magic. That personality reverberates in each of these four dazzling stories.

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Jasper Fforde

King Snodd IV of the Kingdom of Hereford has realized that the power of magic has untold financial possibilities, and the man who controls magic controls almost anything. To this end, he has appointed as Official Court Sorcerer the odious Blix at Industrial Magic, one of only two Houses of Enchantment left in the world. With Blix's willing assistance, only one person stands between King Snodd and his plans for power and riches.

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Jane Kurtz

On the eve of the day she is to begin temple service, Moralin of Delagua is kidnapped by the Arkera, enduring grueling adventures as she tries to escape, and ultimately learning surprising truths about her own people.