Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A gilded menagerie rules a Gilded Age: Bears and Bulls are not only real, but dominate humanity in The Glass Magician, an amazing historical fantasy by Caroline Stevermer
The Vanderbilts. The Astors. The Morgans. These families are the cream of society, those who set the rules and own the nation on the cusp of a new century.
Thalia Cutler doesn't have any of those family connections. What she does know is magic, and as a rising stage magician, she dazzles audiences with amazing feats of prestidigitation.
Until one night when a trick goes horribly awry...and Thalia makes a discovery that changes her entire world.
Because magic is real. And Thalia is a Magical Trader with a chance to join those who rule the world.
If it doesn't kill her first.
Synopsis
Reminiscent of The Golem and the Jinni, The Glass Magician by Caroline Stevermer is a magical and romantic tale set in New York's Gilded Age.
New York 1905--The Vanderbilts. The Astors. The Morgans. They are the cream of society--and they own the nation on the cusp of a new century.
Thalia Cutler doesn't have any of those family connections. What she does know is stage magic and she dazzles audiences with an act that takes your breath away.
That is, until one night when a trick goes horribly awry. In surviving she discovers that she can shapeshift, and has the potential to take her place among the rich and powerful.
But first, she'll have to learn to control that power...before the real monsters descend to feast.
Synopsis
A gilded menagerie rules a Gilded Age: Bears and Bulls are not only real, but dominate humanity in The Glass Magician, an amazing historical fantasy by Caroline Stevermer
What if you could turn into the animal of your heart anytime you want?
With such power, you'd enter the cream of New York society, guaranteed a rich life among the Vanderbilts and Astors, movers and shakers who all have the magical talent and own the nation on the cusp of a new century.
You could. If you were a Trader.
Pity you're not.
Thalia is a Solitaire, one of the masses who don't have the animalistic magic. But that is not to say that she doesn't have talent of another kind--she is a rising stage magician who uses her very human skills to dazzle audiences with amazing feats of prestidigitation. Until one night when a trick goes horribly awry...and Thalia makes a discovery that changes her entire world. And sets her on a path that could bring her riches.
Or kill her.