Caught in Crystal by Patricia C. Wrede

There stands a twisted tower... hidden in the Windhome Mountains. Something is imprisoned there - the Sisterhood of Stars does not know precisely what, but something is bound tight with a wizard's spell so that it can never escape again. Kayl is one of the few to have looked upon the Twisted Tower. She has no desire to see it again - she left the Sisterhood long ago, settling down to a quiet life. Her sword lies unused in a secret place beneath the stones of her hearth. But something evil is leaking from the Tower. And now a sorceress and a wizard have appeared on Kayl's doorstep, demanding she take up the sword again.

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Publication Date: 1st March, 1987
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: United States
ISBN: 0441760066
Original Language: English
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Adventure/Romance/Fantasy
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Thanks to NetGalley I got my hands on a few fun books this week, including:

Caught in Crystal by Patricia C. Wrede

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The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathon Stroud

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Firelight by Kristen Callihan

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Falling In Between by Devon Ashley

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A Matter of Magic by Patricia C Wrede

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Orb Books; (June 8, 2010)
Country: United States
Publication Date: June 8, 2010
ISBN: 0765326329
Page Count: 448

When a stranger offers her a small fortune to break into a traveling magician’s wagon, Kim doesn’t hesitate. Having grown up a waif in the dirty streets of London, Kim isn’t above a bit of breaking-and-entering. A hard life and lean times have schooled her in one lesson: steal from them before they steal from you. But when the magician catches her in the act, Kim thinks she’s done for. Until he suggests she become his apprentice; then the real trouble begins. Kim soon finds herself entangled with murderers, thieves, and cloak-and-dagger politics, all while trying to learn how to become both a proper lady and a magician in her own right. Magic and intrigue go hand in hand in Mairelon the Magician and The Magician’s Ward , two fast-paced novels filled with mystery and romance, set against the intricate backdrop of Regency England.

Patricia Wrede’s much loved characters Kim and Mairelon have been refurbished for paperback in a Matter of Magic. Originally published as two seperate novels, Mairelon the Magician (1992) and Magician’s Ward (1997), the adventures of Mairelon and Kim were brought together in an omnibus edition in A Matter of Magic (2010). It was published as Magic and Malice in hardcover.