What would you do if four creepy guys in trench coats emerged from a dark alley and asked if you believed in magic? You’d probably do what Timothy Hunter, the young hero of The Books of Magic, does: you’d run. 12-year-old Tim is no fool, and he’s naturally suspicious when four mysterious men appear...
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Reeling from the revelations of the the initial volume, Tim Hunter is finding it hard to cope; on top of his normal adolescent angst, he has to contend with his magical destiny as well as doubts about who his real parents are. His quest for answers leads him back to fairyland, and into a...
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In Bindings, Tim traveled beyond the confines of the ordinary world. In Summonings, characters and beings from other realms intrude on Tim’s world with a vengeance. The king of the fairies, a woman who had a child with a somewhat fallen angel, and a sympathetic succubus named Leah are just a few of Tim’s...
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Tim wants to introduce Molly to the world of magic, but doing so exposes her to dangers she had never imagined. Trapped by the demon Barbatos, Molly discovers a dark plan to turn her into the “perfect” woman for the future Tim. Reckonings contains some of Rieber’s funniest and most inventive ideas, particularly his...
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After Tim and Molly’s unscheduled jaunt to Hell and back, the adults in their lives become concerned about their behavior. Forbidden to see Tim, Molly tries to come to terms with the fact that her boyfriend may become an evil villain. Meanwhile, Tim and his father have a chance to rebuild their relationship (if...
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When Girl in the Box opens, Tim is running away from home. Struggling with the tattoo Circe gave him, Tim travels to America. He hopes to find Zatanna, the only sane mage he’s ever met, and convince her to teach him. Meanwhile, Molly finds herself trapped in fairyland in a contest with the vicious...
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In The Burning Girl, Molly finds that her stay in fairyland may be extended indefinitely. Tricked by Titania into making a classic mistake, Molly’s fury sparks an all-out war for the future of the fairy realm. The struggle between fairyland and Hell, in which Rieber and Gross throw some light on fairyland’s origins, is...
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Death After Death brings Tim home to London to find his place usurped by a changeling and his future step-brother Cyril crazier than ever. While he’s happy for his dad and Holly, Tim is still hurting after the climatic events of the last book. Meanwhile, there seems to be no rest for the young...
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