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Title: A College of Magics
Author: Caroline Stevermer
Published: New York: Tor, 1994
Rating: 5 of 5
Page Count: 380
Total Page Count: 55,077
Text Number: 159
Read For: personal enjoyment, checked out from the library
Short review: Faris is the heir to a small dukedom, but while she is a minor her uncle rules in her stead. As she approaches her majority, he sends her far away to attend a prestigious finishing school where she is taught lessons, social graces, and—the school's specialty—magic. Just before graduation, Faris is swept away into a whirlwind journey of politics and magic which leads her ever closer to the very foundation of the world she lives in. A College of Magics is intelligent and clever, realistic and fantastic, set in an intriguing alternate Edwardian-era Europe, skillfully plotted with a genuinely satisfying conclusion—while the magic would benefit from further development, on the whole this is simply a wonderful book. I highly recommend it.
( Long Review. )
Review posted here on Amazon.com.
Author: Caroline Stevermer
Published: New York: Tor, 1994
Rating: 5 of 5
Page Count: 380
Total Page Count: 55,077
Text Number: 159
Read For: personal enjoyment, checked out from the library
Short review: Faris is the heir to a small dukedom, but while she is a minor her uncle rules in her stead. As she approaches her majority, he sends her far away to attend a prestigious finishing school where she is taught lessons, social graces, and—the school's specialty—magic. Just before graduation, Faris is swept away into a whirlwind journey of politics and magic which leads her ever closer to the very foundation of the world she lives in. A College of Magics is intelligent and clever, realistic and fantastic, set in an intriguing alternate Edwardian-era Europe, skillfully plotted with a genuinely satisfying conclusion—while the magic would benefit from further development, on the whole this is simply a wonderful book. I highly recommend it.
( Long Review. )
Review posted here on Amazon.com.
