The Bookminder
- Authors
- M. K. Wiseman
- Publisher
- Xchyler Publishing
- Tags
- good vs evil , nature vs nurture , historical fantasy for young adults and teens with magic and wizards , historical fantasy set on adriatic coast in the renaissance era , reclusive wizard protects orphan girl from the truth about her father , selfdiscovery for magical girl seeking family ties , sorcerer and apprentice seeking justice battle evil war mage , story of a mage and his apprentice who confront their mutual past , teenage girl discovers her talents with help of reluctant magician , young adult adventure with strong female heroine coming of age
- Size
- 0.58 MB
- Lang
- en
Sired by magick and violence, sixteen-year-old Liara is found guilty of witchcraft and banished from her tiny village by the very priest who raised, then betrayed her. However, a mysterious mage steps forward to assume custody of her: Nagarath, the Wizard of Parentino, whose secret spellwork has long protected both Liara and Dvigrad from the ravages of war.Despite Liara's best hopes, Nagarath refuses to apprentice her to his craft but tasks her instead with the restoration of his neglected library. Liara gleans what magickal knowledge she can on the sly, determined to learn, come what may. But the first test of her stolen knowledge goes awry and renews an evil wizard's interest in the people of the Limska Draga valley.Only by tapping Liara's inherent magick and joining it with his own can Nagarath protect Parentino from suffering a horrible fate. However, her discovery of his secrets destroys their fragile trust and ignites the darker tendencies of her gift. Now, he must rescue...