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The Magician's Daughter by [H. G. Parry]

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"That most rare and precious thing: a brand-new classic, both wholly original and wonderfully nostalgic." —Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author

In the early 1900s, a young woman is caught between two worlds in H. G. Parry's spellbinding tale of miracles, magic, and the adventure of a lifetime.

Off the coast of Ireland sits a legendary island hidden by magic. A place of ruins and ancient trees, sea salt air, and fairy lore, Hy-Brasil is the only home Biddy has ever known. Washed up on its shore as a baby, Biddy lives a quiet life with her guardian, the mercurial magician Rowan. A life she finds increasingly stifling.

One night, Rowan fails to return from his mysterious travels. To find him, Biddy must venture into the outside world for the first time. But Rowan has powerful enemies—forces who have hoarded the world’s magic and have set their sights on the magician’s many secrets.

Biddy may be the key to stopping them. Yet the closer she gets to answers, the more she questions everything she’s ever believed about Rowan, her past, and the nature of magic itself.

Praise for The Magician's Daughter

"Brilliantly imagined. Parry blends mythic elements with wit and heart." —Lucy Holland

“A charming romp of an old-school coming of age fantasy about family and magic that will take your heart for a wild ride." ―NPR

For more from H. G. Parry, check out:

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep

The Shadow Histories
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians
A Radical Act of Free Magic

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401 pages
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February 28, 2023
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About the Author

H.G. Parry lives in a book-infested flat on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, which she shares with her sister, a cat, three guinea pigs, and two over-active rabbits. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Victoria University of Wellington and has taught English, film, and media studies. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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"The Magician's Daughter is that most rare and precious thing: a brand-new classic, both wholly original and wonderfully nostalgic. It's an absolute treasure." ―Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January

"[D]elightful and whimsical...Another gem of a novel from a talented writer."
―Kirkus

"Brilliantly-imagined. I love the way Parry blends mythic elements with wit and heart. A fast pace, period detail and an intriguing cast of real, flawed people make The Magician's Daughter a book to be absolutely devoured."―Lucy Holland, author of Sistersong

"The Magician's Daughter is innovative fairy tale and deftly researched historical fiction in one, full of captivating magic and richly drawn characters. HG Parry crafts an evocative world rife with a struggle for equity, justice, and the occasional miracle that readers won't be able to forget."―Rowenna Miller, author of Torn

"A compelling journey into a world of fading myth and mystery, evoking the magic of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by way of The Dark is Rising. The old magic runs deep in H. G. Parry's veins. The Magician's Daughter is a true delight."―Cameron Johnston, author of The Maleficent Seven

"Draws you in and makes you believe that magic does exist. Animal familiars, an island that only appears on certain days, and a young heroine who learns the depths of her strength. I absolutely adored it!"―Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter

"The Magician's Daughter casts a spell with its warm and subtle prose. Parry has created an enchantment of a novel―a coming-of-age story teeming with magic, with characters striving to change an unjust world―this is a book to be savoured."―E. J. Beaton, author of The Councillor

"[F]illed with heartbreak and wonder. Highly recommended for fans of heroine's journeys, steampunk alternate worlds, and stories about what happens after the magic goes away." ―Library Journal

"Parry continues her hot streak of well-researched historical fantasy with this mix of bildungsroman and love letter to the 19th-century English canon...The magic system—which posits magic as a nonrenewable resource—works wonderfully as a metaphor for capitalism after 19th-century industrialization. Parry’s fans will not be disappointed."―Publishers Weekly

"Parry has written another winning fantasy novel full of adventure, found family, and magic. This is a fully realized world that feels like a homage to the classic fantasy tales of Diana Wynne Jones...For readers who love a great fantasy adventure."―Booklist

"Beautifully crafted...Even devotees of fantasy’s darker corners will take solace in The Magician’s Daughter, a little paean to storybook endings and happily ever afters."―BookPage

"The Magician’s Daughter is a delightful little fantasy that pulls at all the right heartstrings...For those who fondly remember the works of Frances Hodgson Burnett or Lewis Carroll, this novel will definitely be your (bread, butter and) jam."
―Wall Street Journal

"The Magician’s Daughter is a splendid piece of writing...If you’re looking for something to recapture some magic in your life, something that touches the bit inside all of us that dreams impossible dreams, then I can’t recommend this book enough."

―Lightspeed

"A charming romp of an old-school coming of age fantasy about family and magic that will take your heart for a wild ride."―NPR

"A gorgeously atmospheric coming-of-age novel that's interested in power and marginalization... The Magician's Daughter is a triumph of skill and technique. It gets sense of place brilliantly. It interleaves the numinous and the quotidian delightfully. Its imagery is really striking. Biddy is a compelling character, sheltered but not naive. Her story is a journey of discovery, a coming-of-age into a wider world that leaps off the page in vivid, heart-rending detail. The novel's treatment of a parent-child relationship and the child's discovery that parents can be terribly flawed and fail and yet both still love you and be worthy of love is replete with generosity and emotional truth."
―Locus --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B38SS6P1
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Redhook (February 28, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2564 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 401 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0316383708

Best Sellers Rank: #9,993 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #66 in Historical Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #76 in Coming of Age Fantasy eBooks
- #124 in Fairy Tale Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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E.P. McLean

lost magic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 28, 2023

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A very nice tale of a young woman growing up on a magical island raised by a grumpy wizard and his familiar. A mix of modern world and hidden world of magic that is slowly dying. World building is thin, but the book has heart.

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Gary Archuleta

Coming of age story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 12, 2023

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I am a big fan of H.G. Parry. I loved Declaration and Radical Act, but those were much different books. I enjoyed those both for the fantastic story and all the actual history blended together. This was definitely not that, and a coming of age story is much more appealing to someone who is, well, coming of age. That ship sailed for me long, long ago. But I still enjoy well written stories featuring likable, compelling characters and this was definitely that.

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m armstrong

A thoroughly enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 22, 2023

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Loved this book. It’s fantasy, but the characters are real and flawed. Love the story line and the characters. As a minor spoiler- it has a redemptive arc, but not for all. Hope there are more books to follow.

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ED

Great World Building

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 22, 2023

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H. G. Parry is one of my favorite authors, so I was excited to read this book. Magic and history are blended so well!

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MKS

Enchanting story full of magic with grounded characters

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 15, 2023

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I loved this book and my early teen daughter loved it, too! The characters are so real that several of them have stuck with me for the few weeks after reading. I heartily recommend for those who love efficient and evocative world building with good character work as well. Complicated enough for adults, earnest and heartfelt enough for teens. I'd recommend to anyone 12+.
An extra special delight for rabbit lovers!

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Kch

3.75 stars.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 30, 2023

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Sweet Biddy finding her way in the world. The story kept my attention but was also easy to put down and then pick up again. The plot was uncomplicated but the real gem in this story was the true love you could feel between the principal characters. It would be interesting to see what Biddy makes of herself in a couple years.

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Danation

Coming of age story with heart

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 19, 2023

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I loved this book, as I have loved all of HG Parry’s books. It was smart and fun and enchanting. A complete delight. I wish she’d make this a series, because it would make a great one

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eddie

Fantastic!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 22, 2023

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Could not put it down for more than a few hours.

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JayneTR

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 13, 2023

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I was looking forward to this coming out after reading HG Parry’s other books.
Devoured this book in one sitting, it gripped and did not let go. I was fully immersed (there were tears at times) and the characters are wholly believable.
Highly recommended

little bookworm

Coming of age story in a magical setting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 31, 2023

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The Magician's Daughter is a historical fantasy, set in the early 1900s. It tells the story of Biddy, who has been raised on the mysterious island of Hy-Brasil, with her guardian Rowan, a Mage, and his rabbit Familiar, Hutch. Approaching seventeen, Biddy is more curious than ever about the world beyond Hy-Brasil, to which she has never ventured. However, all that is about to change!

My first read from H.G. Parry, this book started off really well for me, the mysterious, and secluded island setting of Hy-Brasil drawing me in straight away. The camaraderie between Biddy, Rowan and Hutch was clear to see, the main characters well introduced, and the tone was cosy and gentle, but with an air of mystery and secrecy and questions to be pondered. The magical system was also interesting and I was eager to discover more about this world.

Whilst I did still enjoy this book overall, I don't think the rest of the story quite lived up to the promising start. Once Biddy is in London, the pace slows down rather. I did quite enjoy the parts in Whitechapel at the orphanage, which is Biddy's first real experience of the outside world, and she is taken aback at the poverty and destitution in front of her. I thought this section of the story had a bit of a Dickens type feel to it. Then she gets taken by the Council, and this is where I thought the execution could have been better.

Certainly there were parts that I thought were still done well. I liked that many of the characters appear ambiguous, and it is hard to know who to trust, such as Morgaine for example. Even, Storm, who does horrible things, is also able to elicit some sympathy at the same time, due to what has happened to him, and in turn, characters we and Biddy thought could be trusted completely, such as Rowan, are presented in a new light that raises doubts and questions about them. The overall premise too, about how magic is fading from the world, and the reasons and responses to this, was also engaging.

My main issue was that at times the story was presented in too convoluted a way, and did at times feel rather repetitive. Also, whilst I could understand that it must have been difficult for Biddy to suddenly have doubts raised in her mind about Rowan, she did start to come across as rather whiny, and self-absorbed the moment her longed for adventure actually started, and really didn't show much faith in Rowan, who had raised her for all those years after all. As the story was mostly told from her perspective, the fact that she seemed so irritated by everything, did start to grate on the nerves rather, and lent the book a rather YA feel.

There was also rather too much exposition at times, and whilst I did think that characters like Morgaine and Storm were interesting, it did sometimes feel that we were being given a lot of inconsequential information about their past in rather large chunks, that for me at least, interrupted the flow of the story, and the longer the book went on, the more drawn out it began to feel.

As such, whilst there were elements I really liked, the book didn't turn out to be quite what I had hoped it would from the early chapters, and had the potential to be a lot better.
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