The Magicians and Mrs. Quent

Zusatztext “A charming and mannered fantasy confection with a darker core of gothic romance wrapped around a mystery. Fans of any of these will enjoy it. Readers who enjoy all these genres will find it a banquet.” —Robin Hobb! author of Renegade’s Magic “I loved reading this piquant page-turner of a retro-modernist fantasy novel. But it’s more than just a rattling good time. Like its characters! it is not merely devastatingly clever! but has a heart and a soul.” —Ellen Kushner! author of The Privilege of the Sword “ The Magicians and Mrs. Quent is a charming and accomplished debut! sure to delight fantasy afficianados and lovers of gothic romance alike.” —Jacqueline Carey! author of Kushiel’s Mercy “ The Magicians and Mrs Quent combines the sense and sensibility of Miss Austen with the sweep and romantic passion of the Miss Brontes in a fantastical feast of delights. From the moment I encountered the resourceful and charming Miss Ivoleyn Lockwell! I was eager to follow her from the fashionable streets of the city to her new employment as governess at lonely Heathcrest Hall on the windswept and rugged moorlands. In Altania! Galen Beckett has created a fascinating and engaging world where the formalities and courtesies of polite society conceal the emergence of a dark and ancient force that threatens to destabilize the kingdom and destroy everything that Ivy holds dear.”—Sarah Ash! author of Tracing the Shadow “An enchanting blend of Victorian melodrama! Edwardian comedy of manners! and magic! a trip into an alternate universe in which top-hatted gentlemen dabble in magic and young women of great spirit are as beleaguered by their lack of dowry as they are by the evil villains.  The characters are convincing! the plot vertiginous! and the danger bone-chilling.”—Delia Sherman! author of The Porcelain Dove "[Beckett] cleverly mixes fantasy and literary....with elements of the fantastic! an imaginative eye! and a dry sense of humor."—NPR.org Informationen zum Autor What if there was a fantastical cause underlying the social constraints and limited choices confronting a heroine in a novel by Jane Austen or Charlotte Brontë? Galen Beckett began writing The Magicians and Mrs. Quent to answer that question. He lives in Colorado and is currently at work on the next chapter in this fabulous tale of witches, magicians, and revolution, The House on Durrow Street. Klappentext In this enchanting debut novel! Beckett weaves a dazzling spell of adventure and suspense! evoking a world of high magick and genteel society--a world where one young woman discovers that her modest life is far more extraordinary than she had ever imagined. Leseprobe Chapter One IT WAS GENERALLY held knowledge among the people who lived on Whitward Street that the eldest of the three Miss Lockwells had a peculiar habit of reading while walking. So often was she observed engaged in this activity that, while the practice was unusual–and therefore not altogether admirable–people had become accustomed to it. On almost any fine day she might be seen striding past the brick houses that stood along the street as upright as magistrates, a volume in her hands and her attention absorbed by the pages before her. No one bothered to wave or call out in greeting as she passed; they had learned long ago there was no point in it when she had a book with her. And Miss Lockwell always had some book about her, be it small or large or thin or fat, with gilt-edged pages or a cracked leather cover or letters writ in gold down the spine. When they saw her coming, people stepped out of her path. Or, if the charitable thought occurred, positioned themselves in front of loose cobbles, lampposts, or other hazards so she would be forced to go around them, which she did without breaking her ...

Product details

• Authors: Mark Anthony, Galen Beckett
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2009
• EAN: 9780553592559
• ISBN: 978-0-553-59255-9
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 208 mm x 30 mm
• Series: The Magicians and Mrs. Quent; The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy