Midnight Magic Midnight Magic 1, Avi
Midnight Magic Midnight Magic 1, Avi
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Midnight Magic (Midnight Magic #1)

Author: Avi

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Unabridged: 5 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2010


Synopsis

Reintroducing a magical, bestselling medieval mystery from a Newbery-winning author! The release coincides with Avi's exciting new companion to this book, MURDER AT MIDNIGHT.Night after night, a ghost appears in the royal castle of Pergamontio, terrifying the princess. Mangus the Magician doesn't believe in ghosts, but that doesn't stop him from being charged with finding this one. The King demands that Mangus free his daughter from the torment of the ghost. . . otherwise, the magician will pay with his life. Mangus's only hope is his faithful, street-smart servant boy, Fabrizio, who must solve the mystery of the ghost using logic and reason -- and a bit of magic of his own.

About Avi

Avi is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado. Visit him at Avi-Writer.com.


Reviews

Reread as part of my ongoing shelf audit. Verdict: Clever, and I can see why I loved it as a kid, but probably not something I'd reread again. I'll send it into the used book world where a young reader can enjoy it. I did keep having to check myself to remember that this wasn't a Lloyd Alexander book......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

A medieval mystery based on magic, or more accurately perceived magic. Fabrizio is the servant of renowned magician Magnus. Magnus is fully aware that he is not really a magician and believes true magic does not exist. He is a master of slight of hand and has gained reputation in the kingdom. After a......more

Goodreads review by Simon

This book was fantastically entertaining and adventuresome. I really enjoyed the timescale used here. You never really get nice, exciting mystery-type stories from the ancient past. Writing in a time on no technology as simple as the light bulb is an extravagant and hardly touched upon world. So muc......more

Goodreads review by Carrie

I really enjoyed this historical mystery by Avi. It's been a while since I read anything by him and I wasn't disappointed. For such a short book, his characters were vivid and well-developed. I loved the bits of history related to the printing press and attitudes toward modern inventions and progres......more

Goodreads review by Malia

I must have read this book at least five times when I was younger. In hindsight, I don't even know why I liked it so much, but I think it was just the combination of mystery and magic that really sucked me in.The characters are interesting and likeable and I suppose I loved the cover too;) Find more......more