With her gift of weaving silk thread and creating light, Sandry is brought to the Winding Circle community. There she meets Briar, a former thief who has a way with plants; Daja, an outcast gifted at metalcraft; and Tris, whose connection with the weather unsettles everyone, including herself. At Winding Circle, the four misfits are taught how to use their magic - and to trust one another. But then disaster strikes their new home. Can Sandry weave together four kinds of magical power and save herself, her friends, and the one place where they've ever been accepted?
De Magische Cirkel Reeks
Deze magische saga volgt de reizen van jonge magiërs terwijl ze leren hun unieke vaardigheden te beheersen aan een prestigieuze academie. Hun groei, vriendschappen en ontluikende romantiek ontvouwen zich tegen de achtergrond van dreigend gevaar en mysteries die ze moeten ontrafelen. De serie verkent thema's als moed, verantwoordelijkheid en de kracht van verbinding in het aangezicht van tegenspoed. Het is een boeiend coming-of-age verhaal in een rijk fantasiewereld.
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Circle of Magic - 2: The Power in the Storm
- 224bladzijden
- 8 uur lezen
"Tris's tale is for every bad-tempered bookworm (including the author) who ever wanted to call down the thunder on a tormentor." -Tamora Pierce Winding Circle Temple is under threat... It's been centuries since pirates have dared to attack Winding Circle. But the community's magic has been weakened by an earthquake, and the pirates have a dangerous new weapon. For four young mages, it's time to test their powers... Tris, Sandry, Daja and Briar love living in Winding Circle and vow to protect it - even if this means unleashing their untrained magic on the world. Tris, the "weather witch", determines to save the temple, but there's a high price to pay for her actions...
Circle of Magic - 3: The Fire in the Forging
- 192bladzijden
- 7 uur lezen
"I think fire is the most fascinating element. It is a friend and foe, and sometimes the difference lies only in the direction of the wind at the time." -Tamora Pierce The magic is out of control... The Winding Circle mages were supposed to aid drought-stricken Gold Ridge. But with their magics tangled and entwined, Tris, Sandry, Daja and Briar only add to the valley's problems. They must learn restraint... As flash-fires close in about the castle, the four struggle to master their unpredictable power. It seems their skills must be separated and confined. But that might hamper Daja's growing ability to manipulate fire ... and destroy their one hope of saving Gold Ridge.
Circle of Magic - 4: The Healing in the Vine
- 224bladzijden
- 8 uur lezen
Summersea faces terrible danger... Plague has struck the city. A blue pox - like nothing the healers have ever seen. It spreads rapidly and its touch is deadly. Time is running out... Forced into quarantine by exposure to the outbreak, Briar and his teacher, Dedicate Rosethorn, fight to keep the victims alive. But their magic has limits - it offers comfort, but no cure. The Winding Circle mages must find the key to countering the disease, and fast, or Summersea will become a city of the dead.