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A College of Magics #1-2

Deux collèges de magie

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L'équilibre des ancres ; L'équilibre des chants

De Verteloi à Glasscastle... Pour Faris, l'héritière d'un petit duché d'Europe centrale, ce sera le voyage en Orient-Express jusqu'à la lointaine Normandie, pour étudier au collège de Verteloi. Mais il ne s'agit pas d'une école ordinaire - Faris et sa meilleure amie, Jane, vont rapidement découvrir qu'elles sont censées obtenir un diplôme de magie. Mais alors, pourquoi n'ont-elles aucun cours de magie ? Et, à l'autre bout du continent, que manigance le régent, Brinker ? Les dangers s'accumulent et Faris va devoir risquer sa vie - pour elle-même, mais aussi pour son royaume et pour la stabilité du monde. Pour Samuel Lambert, tireur d'élite, cow-boy, aventurier et ancien artiste de cirque, ce sera une invitation à Glasscastle pour contribuer avec sa sûreté de tir à l'archi-secret dispositif Azincourt. Lee seule dangers auxquels il s'attendait étaient le snobisme anglais et le thé à toutes heures de la journée. Mais sous les apparences tranquilles d'une université anglaise se cache une magie aussi ancienne que redoutable. De nombreux complote, intérieure et extérieure, menacent l'université de Glasscastle et les choses ne tardent pas à devenir bien plus excitantes que Lambert ne l'avait prévu !

605 pages, Paperback

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.

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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.
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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).
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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!
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80 reviews4 followers
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.
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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.
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632 reviews93 followers
April 30, 2016
Very enjoyable--loved the setting, a magical Europe at the cusp of technological innovation.
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