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 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. 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'sambition 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 immersive horror of Gerardo S mano C rdova and the fairytale cadence of Helen Oyeyemi, Tracy Lynne Oliver's Magician welcomes readers into a spellbinding world of twisted patriarchal darkness and a powerful survival magic that threatens to consume everyone, including its wielder.