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426 pp.
| HarperCollins/Eos
| February, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-083961-1$17.99
(3)
YA
Worldweavers series.
Recruited to help the Federal Bureau of Magic, Thea learns about her own special abilities as well as whom she can and cannot trust. Unlike the first two books, whose pace occasionally dragged, this final book in the trilogy is a fast-moving magical adventure about the meaning of friendship, the responsibilities of those with extraordinary power...and Elemental pigeons.
(4)
YA
Worldweavers series.
Thea (Gift of the Unmage) and her magic-impaired friends at Wandless Academy must save the world again, this time from e-mail spam contaminated with increasingly dangerous spells. Though the pacing is sometimes uneven and the cast of characters overlarge, the premise is fresh and intriguing. Thea's personal maturation and the politics and mysteries of the magic-rich world are well developed.
(4)
YA
Worldweavers series.
In a society where everyone has magic, fourteen-year-old Thea--the seventh child of two seventh children--has none, gravely disappointing her family. Throughout the course of the story, she travels the spirit lands, learns not to whine, and saves the world. The book suffers from some cumbersome pacing, but occasional flashes of humor perk things up. Thea's quest for self-actualization is believable.