It is about a gutter boy named Conn who picks the pocket of a magician and almost dies. Instead the Magician (Nevery) decides to take him under his wing and eventually agrees to teach Conn magic.
It is told from the point of view of Conn and from various letters and journal entries from different people. The story line is light, fun and engaging. The world of Wellmet is an interesting dicotomy of light and dark with its respective rulers. The bad guy is a good bad guy, and the good guys give the reader a warm fuzzy in the stomach. Conn is a believable character, who, inspite of his aptitude for magic, likes to keep to the shadows.
These books are definately worth a read, utterly fun and entertaining, but have a good sense of humor with human interest.
Sheesh I'm tired...I just started working full time again, so it might be awhile till the next entry!
