This week I finished reading The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After: Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent Families Regarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and the Security of the Realm by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stervermer. If the title seems like something from the 18th century, it's entirely intentional. This is the third book in a series that began as a letter game between the two writers. The other books are: Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country and The Grand Tour or The Purloined Coronation Regalia: Being a Revelation of Matters of High Confidentiality and Greatest Importance, Including Extracts from the Intimate Diary of a Noblewoman and the Sworn Testimony of a Lady of Quality.
Think Harry Potter meets Jane Austen and you have some idea of what these books are like. Since I like both Harry Potter and Jane Austen I like this series very much. This third book adds another element by including the correspondence of the spouses of Kate and Cecy. Their adventures this time include a royal imposter, modern technology vs. ancient magic, and a trap for magicians that strikes a little too close to home.
I'm now reading Spanish fly by Will Ferguson. More on that when I've finished.
MADLibrarian
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