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| Original Title: | Deep Secret |
| ISBN: | 0765342472 (ISBN13: 9780765342478) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Magids #1 |
| Characters: | Nick Mallory |
| Setting: | Wantchester,1997(United Kingdom) |
Diana Wynne Jones
Paperback | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 4.1 | 5864 Users | 339 Reviews
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| Title | : | Deep Secret (Magids #1) |
| Author | : | Diana Wynne Jones |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | November 15th 2002 by Starscape (first published 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Magic |
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Rupert Venables is a Magid. It's a Magid's job to oversee what goes on in the vast Multiverse. Actually, Rupert is really only a junior Magid. But he's got a king-sized problem. Rupert's territory includes Earth and the Empire of Korfyros. When his mentor dies Rupert must find a replacement. But there are hundreds of candidates. How is he supposed to choose? And interviewing each one could take forever. Unless... What if he could round them all up in one place? Simple!Rating About Books Deep Secret (Magids #1)
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I'm a great fan of Diana Wynne Jones' work and came to this book with high expectations. It is obviously pitched at adults and YA rather than the younger children a lot of her other work is aimed at, given the focus on two main characters in their twenties and the occasional sexual reference and one instance of f*** in dialogue, which I've never seen in her other work. However, I was left a little disappointed although there is a lot of good writing and interesting set pieces, possibly becauseHow many miles to Babylon? Five score and ten.Can I get there by candlelight?Aye, and back again.
Deep Secret begins with a cryptic message that the following was secretly deposited in the archive at Iforion. I'd pretty much forgotten that by the time reference was made to it late in the book. There's a number of things from early on that circle back into prominence towards the end.To a certain extent, it is a standard contemporary fantasy novel: Earth is one of a large number of alternate worlds, which have varying amounts of magic, and there is an organization of high-power mages that keep
REALLY FANTASTIC.Incredibly clever, I adore Maree in all her blotchy sobbing glory, the magic system & the affectionate love with which the convention is described is just... wonderful. There's a really unique quality that all of DWJ's books share - no other author makes me grin quite so much!
It was a nice fantasy, but nothing to rave about. Traveling between worlds, centaurs, a science fiction convention, and a bunch of magicians couldve made for a more exciting story. I think it read better 20 years ago, when it was published, but now, it feels outdated and tired.
LOVED rereading this!
Fantasy. Wikipedia is quick to point out that this book was "marketed to adults." I expected a little bit of romance, or maybe some salty language. What I got was the gruesome death of several characters, including three children, a passing reference to an orgy in a stairwell, and a plot that's more tangled than usual. From the very first page this was a struggle to read. Not only is it missing Jones' normally transparent prose, I didn't care about any of the characters, could not keep straight
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