Magician

By: Tracy Lynne Oliver

"A dark magic debut novel featuring the Boy who becomes the Magician and the villainous Mother whose sadism might end it all-for fans of Our Share of Night and The Changeling. The unnamed protagonist is born into a brutal childhood filled with unspeakable cruelties; the Boy only survives through a powerful magic that intervenes in moments of need. When he escapes, a circus troupe welcomes him into their chosen family and the Boy begins to imagine a life beyond survival, one where circus lions roar and enchanted forests spiral far into the distance. He discovers a new, whimsical potential for his magic and eagerly apprentices under the circus's conjurer-only to realize his gifts far outstrip his mentor's illusions. As the Boy's ambition takes control of his magic, he becomes the Magician, but at a cost. Looming is a primal threat, determined to end the Magician, his magic, and all he holds dear, forever. With the fairytale cadence of Helen Oyeyemi and Gerardo Sámano Córdova's disquieting excavation of grief and trauma, Tracy Lynne Oliver's Magician lures readers into a spellbinding world of twisted patriarchal darkness and a powerful magic that threatens to consume everyone, including its wielder"-- Provided by publisher.