The Paper Magician

The Paper Magician, Book 1

De: Charlie N. Holmberg

Narrado por: Amy McFadden

“Charlie is a vibrant writer with an excellent voice and great world building. I thoroughly enjoyed the Paper Magician.” —Brandon Sanderson, author of Mistborn and The Way of Kings

Ceony Twill arrives at the cottage of Magician Emery Thane with a broken heart. Having graduated at the top of her class from the Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined, Ceony is assigned an apprenticeship in paper magic despite her dreams of bespelling metal. And once she’s bonded to paper, that will be her only magic...forever.

Yet the spells Ceony learns under the strange yet kind Thane turn out to be more marvelous than she could have ever imagined - animating paper creatures, bringing stories to life via ghostly images, even reading fortunes. But as she discovers these wonders, Ceony also learns of the extraordinary dangers of forbidden magic.

An Excisioner - a practitioner of dark, flesh magic - invades the cottage and rips Thane’s heart from his chest. To save her teacher’s life, Ceony must face the evil magician and embark on an unbelievable adventure that will take her into the chambers of Thane’s still-beating heart - and reveal the very soul of the man.

From the imaginative mind of debut author Charlie N. Holmberg, The Paper Magician is an extraordinary adventure both dark and whimsical that will delight fans of all ages.

Short-Listed for the 2015 ALA Fantasy Reading List

©2014 Charlie N. Holmberg (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

The narrator grew on me

I didn't like her voice at first, but she grew on me as I got used to it. She talks with a perpetual pout in her voice. I did enjoy the story very much. The universe that Holmberg creates is unique and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the stories to find out more. I would recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a good fantasy.

Not What I Thought it Would Be

I feel as if there was a lot more potential for a magic system using origami. I believe this is the art, the only art that does not require addition or subtraction to create. For me, the story was weird.

easy read

loved the audiobook version, I'm going to read book two and three as well. story moved along well.

Very sweet love story

The story was very sweet and fast paced. There was not any point in time that I felt bored with what was happening or felt that things needed more explanation.
The characters were very well developed and fun to listen to.

Not bad, had hoped for more.

First two thirds of this book were great. But the "heart trap" section didn't quite thrill me and in hindsight was a central plot mechanism of the book. Maybe it was just a bit YA for me. I did like the whole "love letter to origami" theme. Good but not great.