The Last Magician Volume 1

By: Lisa Maxwell

Narrated by: Candace Thaxton

An instant New York Times bestseller!

“Will keep you guessing until the last page.” —Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times bestselling author

A girl travels back in time to find a mysterious book that could save her future in Lisa Maxwell’s “splendid series opener” (Kirkus Reviews).

Stop the Magician.
Steal the book.
Save the future.

In modern-day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic—the Mageus—live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power—and often their lives.

Esta is a talented thief, and she's been raised to steal magical artifacts from the sinister Order that created the Brink. With her innate ability to manipulate time, Esta can pilfer from the past, collecting these artifacts before the Order even realizes she’s there. And all of Esta’s training has been for one final job: traveling back to 1902 to steal an ancient book containing the secrets of the Order—and the Brink—before the Magician can destroy it and doom the Mageus to a hopeless future.

But Old New York is a dangerous world ruled by ruthless gangs and secret societies, a world where the very air crackles with magic. Nothing is as it seems, including the Magician himself. And for Esta to save her future, she may have to betray everyone in the past.

Exciting book, annoying narrator

The book is fun and captivating story, but the narrator’s reading is so annoying because she ends each phrase with the unnatural lilting as if it’s a question. I think she’s trying to be dramatic but it’s distracting. Rarely does the narrator ruin the book, but this one does for me.

loved it.

Loved it! Captivating from the beginning to the very end! Great read! Easy to follow.

A magical read!

The Last Magician had me hooked early and I didn't want it to end. Can't wait for the sequel to come out. Lisa Maxwell is a great writer and makes the scenes come alive with her words. Candace Thaxton is a great narrator and brought the book and characters to life with her voices.

what a truly magical story

what a magical story. drawing you in from the start until the end. i am already for book 2!

Faltered In the End

Would you listen to The Last Magician again? Why?

No, the ending of the book really decreases my desire to read the book again.

What did you like best about this story?

The description of the events and the characters are vivid but not overwrought.