Spiral Path (Night Calls #3)
(By Katharine Eliska Kimbriel)
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Ritual magic mixes dangerously with wild magic. Yet Alfreda Sorensson's talent has grown until she becomes a target for worldly and unworldly powers. Now, to save her soul, she must leave her pioneer home in the Michigan Territory to take refuge at an elite New York school, where her wild magic places her in direct conflict with the ritual taught to young Americans and Europeans.
Alfreda suspects that half the professors may not be human at Windward Academy. It's a curious place, a last chance for students who can't control their powers, and a place where everything is a test, in one way or another.
At first Alfreda thinks her greatest challenge will be mastering ritual. Then she learns that traitors have infiltrated the school--and the new nation. War looms between the United States and England, and Alfreda answers the call. Only after she spies her way into an enemy magician's estate does she learn the true challenge of her own power--
Because when dark magic finds her, she's utterly on her own.
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Ages 12-120 After that, you're probably undead and may not read much.
“Every book in the Kindred Rites series has had me racing for the end and wishing for more. Spiral Path is no exception. Ms. Kimbriel’s enticing and lyrical prose and knowledge of the arcane will hook new readers and delight old ones as well.”
— Rebecca McFarland Kyle, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer
“A Spiral Path lays an enchanting spell as young Allie Sorensson continues her fearless exploration of her magical powers at an exclusive school for practitioners of the arcane arts. Crafted with precision and heart, this tale shimmers with imagination, adventure, and characters who burst alive from the page. More, please!”
— Sara Stamey, author of Islands
Praise for the Night Calls
“With a clear, distinctive voice, Katharine Kimbriel invents and re-invents magic on America’s frontier, a place hardly explored by writers and long overdue for a visit. (Or should I say a visitation?)”
—Jane Yolen, award-winning author of Briar Rose
“There are very few books I reread on a regular basis. Night Calls is one. When I read Night Calls I thought, first, that Robin McKinley’s The Blue Sword had at last found a proper shelfmate....”
—Laura Anne Gilman, Nebula Award Nominee for Flesh and The Vineart War series
“If you can imagine Little House on the Prairie with werewolves, vampires, and magic, you’ve got an idea what this dark fantasy novel is like. ...The strong characters, the matter-of-fact tone, and the strong sense of place make this something special.”
—Locus Magazine
"...and I am very happy to report that Kimbriel made me almost miss my bus stop at work because I had to read just one more page."
—e_Bookpushers
"To protect those she loves, a pragmatic young witch finds faith and magical lessons in the natural world—compelling, fantastic tale, beautifully, wondrously written!"
—Patricia Rice, New York Times best-selling author
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