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A College of Magics #1-2
Scholarly Magics
Combined edition of A College of Magics and A Scholar of Magics
Faris Nallaneen, 18-year-old Duchess of Galazon, is sent off to Greenlaw College by her uncle Brinker, who has his eye on her properties. She befriends Jane Brailsford, an accomplished English student, and undertakes the study of magic. That magic will save her life, her friends, and ultimately, the world when she and Jane become entangled with Samuel Lambert, an American sharpshooter from Wyoming who is called in by Glasscastle College (the male counterpart of Greenlaw) for their secret Agincourt project.
Faris Nallaneen, 18-year-old Duchess of Galazon, is sent off to Greenlaw College by her uncle Brinker, who has his eye on her properties. She befriends Jane Brailsford, an accomplished English student, and undertakes the study of magic. That magic will save her life, her friends, and ultimately, the world when she and Jane become entangled with Samuel Lambert, an American sharpshooter from Wyoming who is called in by Glasscastle College (the male counterpart of Greenlaw) for their secret Agincourt project.
566 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2004
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Caroline Stevermer
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Caroline Stevermer grew up miles from anywhere on a dairy farm in southeastern Minnesota. She has a sister and two brothers. After high school, she attended Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, where she earned a B.A. degree in the history of art. She knew she wanted to be a writer when she was eight years old. She began by writing stories in her school notebooks. (They were not good. Many were not even finished. She persisted.)
By the time she graduated from college, she knew she would need to earn money in other ways, but she kept on writing. Her first professional sale was published by Ace in 1980. In the years since, she has had a variety of jobs and kept on writing. She likes libraries and museums. Her favorite painter is Nicholas Hilliard. Her favorite writer is Mark Twain. She lives in Minnesota.
Caroline Stevermer grew up miles from anywhere on a dairy farm in southeastern Minnesota. She has a sister and two brothers. After high school, she attended Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, where she earned a B.A. degree in the history of art. She knew she wanted to be a writer when she was eight years old. She began by writing stories in her school notebooks. (They were not good. Many were not even finished. She persisted.)
By the time she graduated from college, she knew she would need to earn money in other ways, but she kept on writing. Her first professional sale was published by Ace in 1980. In the years since, she has had a variety of jobs and kept on writing. She likes libraries and museums. Her favorite painter is Nicholas Hilliard. Her favorite writer is Mark Twain. She lives in Minnesota.
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July 21, 2023
J'ai largement préféré le second tome au premier, sans doute parce que j'ai trouvé dialogues et personnages plus enlevés et que l'école de magie dépeinte correspondait mieux à mes codes et mes attentes.
June 9, 2015
I honestly should be rating these separately. I would give the first book a four and the second book a five. I actually really loved both of them, but I'm not sure I can forgive Stevermer for what she did to Tyrian. I loved Tyrian. Everyone should have a Tyrian. However, I also really loved Jane for her forceful personality, her love of ginger cake, and her need for speed and Faris for her devotion to Galazon (I'm also not sure I can forgive Stevermer for making her giving that up, either) and how she is unapologetically herself in every circumstance. I especially like the two of them together and it made me sad that we didn't get more Faris/Jane dialogue beyond "Go find Fell!" and "Keep trying." The prose had wonderful descriptions and lovely metaphors.
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December 10, 2009
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Parce qu'il FAUT lire ces deux romans. Parce qu'ils vont vous enchanter comme ils vous faire rire ou frémir. Parce que c'est beau. Parce que c'est bien. Et parce qu'en plus, ça manque les livres où la magie n'est pas qu'un prétexte (ou qu'un joli mot dans le titre ou la quatrième de couverture).
http://librairie.critic.over-blog.fr/...
Parce qu'il FAUT lire ces deux romans. Parce qu'ils vont vous enchanter comme ils vous faire rire ou frémir. Parce que c'est beau. Parce que c'est bien. Et parce qu'en plus, ça manque les livres où la magie n'est pas qu'un prétexte (ou qu'un joli mot dans le titre ou la quatrième de couverture).
July 23, 2013
Between the two novels, I do prefer the second, which focuses on Jane and a romantic interest for her, though she does have a large role in the first novel as well. Really, Jane is the best, with her love of tea, sandwiches, and sticky ginger cake. She is very sensible, but not above the ridiculous, and more than a match for any who would get in her way. Great characters!
July 25, 2011
Yeah--pretty much fantastic. Although I kind of liked A College of Magics best, even if it was a bit confusing at times.
September 18, 2013
The first book (A College of Magics) was much better than the second (A Scholar of Magics). It was good, but not amazing.
April 30, 2016
Very enjoyable--loved the setting, a magical Europe at the cusp of technological innovation.
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