The Paper Magician (Paper Magician #1)

"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 readers of all ages.

"Enchanting, imaginative, and utterly delightful — The Paper Magician is a story you won’t soon forget. Holmberg's writing is clean, clever, and beautifully paced, with vivid world-building, original magic, and characters that leap off the page. The story is both whimsical and suspenseful — it will keep you turning pages late into the night. This is the kind of series that captures your heart, tickles your imagination, and reminds you why you fell in love with fantasy in the first place. Highly recommended for fans of imaginative magic systems, character-driven storytelling, and stories that feel like a warm, wondrous escape." ~ Purely Fiction Reader Review

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