Magick (The Magick Series Book 1)

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Stereotyped characters the blonde dreamy one aka prince charming, the Manson-fan goth girl Just when I needed one! I Like Dugan's non-fiction books, and I'm glad she dared to make the jump to fiction, but just because you're good at one thing doesn't mean you're good at the other. I'll give her another chance by reading the second volume of this story, but I'm not letting my hopes get too high. Apr 27, Tali rated it really liked it. This was a great, quick read. It is fun fiction for anyone who practices magick or has an interest in the Craft. The mystery element of the story is good as well.

To me it felt kind of like Sweet Valley High meets Charmed. The only reason I didn't give it five stars was because of the grammatical and spelling errors that pepper the book. Just little things like the word "Loose" where the word "Lose" should be. Feb 26, Keely rated it really liked it Shelves: I gobbled this little gem up in less than 24 hours and really enjoyed it. It's been a while since I've read a book I had a hard time putting down. I have read some of Ellen Dugans non fiction works so I was excited to check this out. It did not disappoint. I'm looking forward to the release of book 2 in the summer.

Feb 15, Riobhcah rated it it was ok. The story line wasn't bad, but I felt that the foul language that constantly comes from the girls' mouths was totally unnecessary and really detracted from the storyline. Jan 21, Heather rated it liked it. Good but based on same Bishop family of witches from other authors. Still good if enjoy that topic. Sep 12, Michelle rated it really liked it. This series is perfect summer reading!

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Super witchy which y'all know is my favorite , easy to gobble up like candy, not too taxing on the brain, and serious fun with a cast of colorful characters. And while some of the magic is fantastical is that a word? My actual reading dates may be wrong. I forgot to record these. Jun 07, Emery rated it really liked it.

Legacy of Magick (Legacy of Magick, #1) by Ellen Dugan

In serious need of a copy editor and perhaps a regular editor as well, but once you get through the first few chapters, you can ignore the mistakes for the most part. Other than that, I really enjoyed this book and am planning to read the rest of the series. Jul 01, ginger rodriguez rated it it was amazing. If you're into VD and all that good stuff, you'll love this. The characters are beautifully crafted. All with hilarious and sweet personalities. Loved that the story line had a good balance of negativity and positivity as well as realistic qualities.

Would absolutely recommend to anyone interested in the genre! Mar 24, Sandi Schmersahl rated it it was amazing. Fun read Well written with a little magic, romance and an old mystery. I finished this book with a desire to read the next in the series. I recommend this book to any light hearted female who wants to believe.

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Jul 22, pat rated it really liked it. Any fan's of witchcraft will enjoy this book. Kind of like reading something a kid wrote.

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But I stayed with it. I like books about witchcraft, this delivers. Aug 01, Sherry rated it it was amazing. I am loving this family to pieces. When a fire starts to destroy the forest, Tim's anger puts him back in touch with his magic as he tries desperately to save his one tree Waiting for him is Leah, who trapped him in the box in the hope of teaching him an important lesson about his magic.

But the lesson hasn't been learned in the way that she hoped, because of Tim's focus on the small scale: Exasperatingly, Leah cannot even decide if Tim is wholly wrong in thinking that way. Instead, she leaves Tim with the important reminder that he might try to throw away his magic, but he will never wholly succeed: Peter Gross explained his 25 issue run on the book as being the story of Tim's "boy time", commenting that previously the book had often presented benevolent female characters but had been less successful at their benevolent male counterparts.

His story was partly designed, then, to show Tim accepting his male side and learning how to be a boy - one of Gross' reasons for not using the character of Molly during his run. He did comment that if he had stayed on the book, Gross' next story would have shown Tim similarly exploring his feminine side and would therefore have reintroduced some of the established female characters such as Molly or Gwen. He announced his run as going "in another direction" and not trying "to duplicate John's success".

Gross also showed a conscious break from exploring issues of Tim's parentage, having Titania announce that she would "never aid [Tim] again" after he refused to accept a precious - and potentially life-saving - gift from her. Gross' first story arc, then, dealt with Tim settling into Bardsley school and meeting Thomas Currie, a man who had traveled through various worlds searching for the true Tim to either prepare him to defeat his Other or kill him to prevent the Other stealing his power.

Currie took advantage of the disappearance of a teacher at Bardsley so that he could take his place and interact with Tim, [26] but this only caused problems for both as Tim's stepbrother Cyril saw the teacher die whilst potholing under the school and used the status he gained from controlling the other boys' access to the body to turn the school against the new teacher and Tim, [28] although his influence only lasted until Tim and Currie removed the body and the teacher resigned.

However, Tim is unaware that his Other has already arrived in the true world, causing a traffic accident that injures his father and Cyril and kills his stepmother, Holly. This causes Currie to go onto a war footing: The teacher then drains Tim's magic and hides it in a prearranged place: Living as Mary and working at the Inn, Tim becomes best friends with a girl called Joh - a relationship complicated when she sees him as Tim and falls in love with him, forcing Tim to admit the truth.

In order to defeat the Other, Tim needs the help of the demon Barbatos - help which he can only obtain by selling a memory to the demon and sealing his fate as Sir Timothy Hunter. Tim faces up to his responsibilities, and sacrifices his future: Barbatos takes the memory of Tim's creation of his Other, making it impossible for the Other to exist separately from Tim and the many separate pieces of Tim are reunited for the first time in his life.

Tim's soul is immediately forfeit to Barbatos, and he becomes his slave [41] but sets in place the chain of events that eventually leads to the demon being defeated and trapped in the Dreaming. Once free, the demon discovered the true nature of Tim's apparent defeat: The final image of the issue, and The Books of Magic , showed Tim whole and complete, finally grown-up and ready to face whatever challenges the future held with "no more whining".

In addition to the mini-series and the ongoing series, Vertigo also produced four The Books of Magic annuals. The second, actually titled The Books of Magic Annual 1 due to the change in name from "Arcana", told the story of Tim's encounter with a minor god's daughter who was one of Tamlin's cast-off conquests. The third Annual is set during Tim's time in America, and sees him saving a child abuse victim from similar abuse at the hands of the Minotaur , transported to modern day America to hide in a nightclub called The Labyrinth.

The final annual was the only one not to be written in its entirety by John Ney Reiber, coming part way into Peter Gross' run on the ongoing series. Gross used the annual to give some background to Tim's Other, showing his realization of the existence of other worlds and development into the ruthless character seen in the monthly series.

Legacy of Magick

Neither of these annuals have been republished in collected editions. There were also three spin-off mini-series set in the Faerie realm, entitled The Books of Faerie. The first two volumes dealt with the rise to power of Titania and Auberon respectively, whilst the third documents the misadventures of Molly O'Reilly as she tried to come to terms with the curse placed upon her by Titania during the Girl in the Box storyline. There were also plans to create an ongoing The Books of Faerie series starring Molly O'Reilly, but these were eventually abandoned.

In December , a two-issue crossover with Hellblazer was published, with a script from the then current Hellblazer writer Paul Jenkins from a story written in collaboration with John Ney Rieber. The artwork was by artist Paul Lee. The two issues showed Tim Hunter coming into possession of a time capsule that had been made by John Constantine as a child. The capsule contained all of Constantine's childhood innocence, placed there in one of his first acts of magic to rid himself of the perceived weakness.

Tim attempts to return the box to its original owner, but Constantine wants nothing to do with it; until it falls into the hands of a demon called Kobal "Master of the Infernal Theatre". Tim and Constantine end up journeying to Hell — specifically Constantine's own Hell, described as much more dangerous than the fluffy monster Hell that Tim visited in the "Reckonings" storyline — where the younger magician manages to trick the demon into returning the box.

Vertigo published a number of winter specials under the title Winter's Edge , featuring short stories based on their current properties and featuring stories to preview upcoming series and one-shots. A Day, a Night and a Dream. The issue was intended to be an introduction to the ongoing series and the wider world of Vertigo, [47] but was eventually incorporated into the main comic's storyline instead. Another ongoing series called Hunter: The Age of Magic 25 issues followed shortly after the end of this series.

It ran from September to September , and told of his graduation and what happened to him afterwards. Another series, Books of Magick: Life During Wartime began in July and lasted fifteen issues. This series depicts two Earths, both of which have a strong connection to an alternate version of Tim Hunter. On one of these worlds a war is going on between humans known as the Bred and the races of the Faerie known as the Born. The world is ruled by the Born, but there is a resistance made up of both Born and Bred that features versions of Zatanna and John Constantine among others.

The second world is one made by Tim Hunter as a place of safety where he can hide from his enemies. The series have been collected into a number of trade paperbacks. Issues of the Books of Magick: In , HarperCollins began publishing a series of Books of Magic young adult novels under the Eos imprint, adapted from the comics series, by Carla Jablonski. Each novel featured cover art by Christopher Moeller. The first book is based on the original miniseries. The subsequent books are based on story arcs in the second series; except The Children's Crusade , which is based on the Vertigo crossover event of the same name.

A film version of The Books of Magic has been in development hell for many years. It was originally optioned "by Warners some years before the first Harry Potter book was published" [49] a series which has been frequently compared to this series, see Harry Potter influences and analogues , with Neil Gaiman signing on as executive producer in They worked with screenwriter Matt Greenberg , who had written early drafts of the original script, to come up with some closer to the original story.

The section was written by author Neil Penswick , as part of a chapter written in tandem by the authors of the previous 49 novels. The faerie market in Gaiman's novel Stardust has many similarities to the one presented in the original miniseries. This may not be surprising as it's simply a case of Gaiman borrowing a portion of one work to use in the other.

The faerie market also makes references to amongst other things My Neighbour Totoro , Kiki's Delivery Service , Rupert Bear , and a possible future Sir Timothy Hunter, which can be seen directly to the right of Tim Hunter when he first arrives at the market.

In , Timothy Hunter and the Books of Magic make a return in The New 52 series Justice League Dark where a reluctant Tim, having given up his magic, is reunited with John Constantine and Madame Xanadu to stop an old nemesis of Constantine's from getting his hands on the books. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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This story does involve some misunderstandings, however, I never got the feeling like it was dragged on unnaturally or excessively. Overall, a very good book. Jan 11, Madm rated it really liked it.

I thought this was a great read. It makes witchcraft totally believable, not extreme. Delilah and Brandon's journey is filled with emotion, laughter and sadness. The ability to accept someone as they are and the unexplainable. This is the 1st book by Savannah Kade I've read and I'd def like to read more in the series. May 20, Katie Thompson rated it it was amazing. This one was raw and emotional. Delilah is working through so much of her past, and Brandon has just dug in his heels to help her.

Can their romance survive and blossom into love? I am voluntarily leaving this review. May 10, Rose Baker rated it it was ok. Just OK Author is long winded and repetitive. Characters development is lacking. Both main characters are in their own head to much. There is way to much inner monologue that repeats over and over again.

I skipped 5 characters and picked the story right back up because Brandon and Delilah rehashed every little thing over and over and over. Jun 03, Tc Moore rated it liked it. It was ok I made myself finish this book. I enjoyed it but it was slow and very talky. Almost like teen angst. Well written just didnt like either of the characters.

May 17, Victoria rated it it was amazing. It is a great book to read. Apr 27, Gia Monet rated it it was amazing. Savannah Kade does not disappoint. As always, characters are well developed, plot is tight and draws you in from the first page.

Looking forward to the rest of the series. Jun 17, Sylvie rated it liked it. I liked the premise of the book but about halfway I started to falter. It was a bit like the author decided they were tired and wanted to go on to something else. Sep 04, Leeann Mitchell rated it really liked it. Fun , entertaining and interesting twist to being a Witch. It explains some the mystery around the Wicca beliefs. Jun 12, Bink rated it liked it Shelves: It was a decent book.

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