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Reminiscent of The Golem and the Jinni, The Glass Magician by Caroline Stevermer is a magical and romantic tale set in New York’s Gilded Age.

New York 1905—The Vanderbilts. The Astors. The Morgans. They are the cream of society—and they own the nation on the cusp of a new century.

Thalia Cutler doesn’t have any of those family connections. What she does know is stage magic and she dazzles audiences with an act that takes your breath away.

That is, until one night when a trick goes horribly awry. In surviving she discovers that she can shapeshift, and has the potential to take her place among the rich and powerful.

But first, she’ll have to learn to control that power…before the real monsters descend to feast.

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7 April 2020
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"A delicious read--elegant, neat, sprightly, well-defined and likeable characters...I absolutely loved it."--Genevieve Cogman, author of The Invisible Library series

"Stevermer has re-imagined New York's gilded age to perfection...pure fantasy and fascinating, a prickly murder mystery, and a bevy of strong women, both young and old. I'm sure there will be a sequel. Well, I hope there will be a sequel. There had better be a sequel!"--Jane Yolen

"Sprightly and inventive!"--Elizabeth Bear

Praise for Caroline Stevermer

"I want to live inside Caroline Stevermer's books. Her characters are clever, courageous, and charming."--Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author

"Caroline Stevermer has a wonderfully light touch...a deft and witty interweaving of mystery and magic."--Jo Walton on A Scholar of Magics

Full of wonders. By the end of the first paragraph, I suspected I was in good hands; by the end of the third page, I was sure of it."--Lois McMaster Bujold on A Scholar of Magics

"It's a romp! I read straight through, cheering for the plucky servant kids, loving the household magic, and terrified of the curse!"--Tamora Pierce on Magic Below Stairs

"Delightful."--The Washington Post on A College of Magics

Stevermer is a worthy follower of Jane Austen for wit, of Dorothy Sayers for suspense and erudition.--Booklist on A Scholar of Magics

"Caroline Stevermer does here what she does best: evoking a sense of time and place in the city and the scenes of true magic made my hair stand on end." --Ellen Kushner

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Reminiscent of The Golem and the Djinni, The Glass Magician is a magical and romantic tale set in New York's Gilded Age

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07QPHR4G8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor Books (7 April 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5740 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0765335050

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Caroline Stevermer (b. 1955) is known for her historical fantasy novels for young adults. She published her first book, The Alchemist, in 1981, and before collaborating with fellow Minnesotan Patricia C. Wrede to create a magical version of Regency England. Stevermer graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in art history and currently lives in Minnesota.

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Purplelorikeet

Coming of age story

Reviewed in Australia on 7 April 2020

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan-Tor for sharing this ARC in exchange for a review. The opinions in this review are totally my own.

I found this to be a likable story about Thalia Cutler, who has followed her father into a career as a stage magician. It takes place in an alternate universe of 1905 New York with a basis in magic. There are three types of beings in this universe. First there are the Sylvestri which aren't given a much explanation in the book. Separately there are the traders, magical beings who are able to shift from human to some animal being at will, and solitaires who are totally non-magical and are also not Sylvestri. This part of the universe isn't explained terribly well although it's mostly enough to understand the story. I think it's possible to be left with lots of questions at the end due to the minimal framework provided.

As the story begins Thalia is involved in a magical act on stage that goes wrong but is suddenly able to escape her situation due to some unknown change happening. The shift in her person is quite brief and doesn't happen again any time soon but she's always understood herself to be a solitaire and thus has questions. Soon her life and those of other traders who haven't been through a trial are in danger.

Essentially this is a coming of age story based within this alternate universe. There's a lot to like of the story and it reads easily and characters are quite interesting. But the framework is a bit weak and for some this might be a big problem. It seems likely there will be other stories in this universe and hopefully this aspect of the series will be strengthened with more background to understand it all much better.

I give this three and a half stars overall.

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Kristi

Enjoyable

Reviewed in Canada on 20 December 2020

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Pleasant little book about a stage magician in an alternate New York. The worldbuilding could have been more fleshed out - there were hints of interesting backstory. Maybe she'll write more in this setting.

CJayBee

Enchanted by "The Glass Magician"

Reviewed in the United States on 15 April 2020

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This is the first work I've read by Caroline Stevermer but it won't be the last. I was absolutely enchanted by "The Glass Magician" from start to finish.

The setting is remarkably unique - a glittering turn of the century reimagining of America. Vanderbilts and others reign as titans of industry and wealth, while other scrabble to make ends meet. And during it all, the author creates a sliver of unobtrusive Otherness into the world setting by introducing the reader to a concept of multiple groups of humanity living side by side. Solitaires, Traders and Sylvestri - each with their own gift and bane, of sorts. One of the most impressive examples of subtle yet foundational worldbuilding I've read in a very long time.

The pace and cadence of the novel is spot on. Tension increases and pulls the reader along at precisely the right moment. The stakes are raised, dangers are revealed with clockwork precision - really well done.

And the characters are vivid, good and bad. One of the more impressive elements is the subtlety in which each primary character is portrayed; at first blush, it is simple to put each character into their own tropey bucket - but that would be a trap. The characters evolve, grow and surprise - even the relationships with one another wax and wane, rise and fall in a cool kind of dance during the course of the novel.

There were several examples of just "expert driver on a closed course" class writing which I'll have to learn how to do someday. And the prose itself is just beautiful. Evocative, unorthodox and compelling.

I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.

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unco

Good YA novel

Reviewed in the United States on 27 September 2020

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I am always amazed at an authors imagination. Using a familiar city was a brilliant move. Having the different types of people with different inherent abilities was a good premise and I could see how this could be expanded if she chose to do a sequel.

Diane

Strange, but interesting

Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2023

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I read a review of it in a women’s magazine and it sounded interesting. It was, but don’t think I’ll read anything else by her.

D. Barbour

Highly recommended

Reviewed in the United States on 28 December 2020

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I truly enjoyed this book. Thalia and Nell were feisty and fun. I loved the insights into the world of stage magicians. The plot development and the pace were perfect. I don't normally do reviews but this was such an enjoyable read I had to give it the credit it deserved. I recommend it wholeheartedly.

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