Magic For A Price
Allie Beckstrom #9
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But everything was not normal. Not at all. We were about to enter a war with two of the most powerful creatures who had ever used magic. And we were nowhere near ready for this fight.
Allison Beckstrom’s talent for tracking spells has put her up against some of the darkest elements in the world of magic, but she’s never faced anything like this.
Magic itself has been poisoned, and Allie’s undead father may have left the only cure in the hands of a madman. Hunted by the Authority–the secret council that enforces magic’s laws–wanted by the police, and unable to use magic, she’s got to find the cure before the sickness spreads beyond any power to stop it.
But when a Death magic user seeks to destroy the only antidote, Allie and her fellow renegades must stand and fight to defend the innocent and save all magic…
Magic For A Price
Book 9 — Allie Beckstrom
It’s been hard to pull excerpts from this book because I feel like almost everything in the book is so spoilery, especially if readers haven’t read MAGIC WITHOUT MERCY yet. Today I decided to heck with the worry, let’s just get some snippets going!
WARNING: Spoilers ahead
Zay leaned one shoulder against a column and watched me.
“Why?” I finally said, when my heart was slow enough not to make my words stutter. “Why did you tell them I would lead?”
“Because there isn’t anyone else I would follow.”
“Bull. You’ve followed the Authority all your life. Followed Victor. Followed Maeve.”
He gave me a smoldering look, his arms crossed over his wide chest. “I don’t follow them anymore, Allie. I follow you. Better than that—I stand with you. You are the only one who kept us alive on that battlefield. You are the only one the Hounds trust and follow, Stotts trusts and follows. You are the only one I trust.”
“You trust Victor.”
“As a teacher, yes.”
“You’d follow him into battle.”
He shrugged. “This isn’t just about a fight. It’s about magic. How we fix it. Who fixes it. What it will be when that is done. It would be too easy, too tempting for any other person in that room to make choices for magic I refuse to live by.”
“Like what?”
He paused, frowning as he realized I didn’t understand what he was getting at.
“The Authority is an ancient organization. It is not a democracy. We are given our positions, appointed to them by our superiors. But there is always room to move up. And every person in that room has a reason to want to be the one person with the power and ability to decide what should be done with magic.”
“Done with it?” I asked. “Heal it. Cleanse it. Fix it,” I said. “What the hell else would anyone want to do with it?”
“Control it,” he said. “Use it. Rule it. Own it. Just like Bartholomew Wray. Just like Jingo Jingo.”
I was going to tell him he was wrong. Magic was poisoned and killing people. Anyone in their right mind would want to fix it and let it go back to being what it has always been.
But not all magic users cared about the greater good. Certainly Leander and Isabelle didn’t care. There were others. My dead father still placed his desires above all others. He had once told me he suspected even Victor had done things to tip the balance of what was done with magic to what he thought was right.
Which Victor had as much as admitted to when he’d told us he’d taken away more of Eli Collins’ memories than was required by the Authority.
“I don’t want to control it,” I said, all the breath out of me.
Zay waited a moment more. Then he unfolded his arms and started toward me. “I know.”
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11 Comments
Naomi H
I can’t wait for this one! My hubby’s birthday is the 4th Nov, may have to buy this for ME for his birthday!
ayla
i cant wait for this it seems so real when i read allies series like im right there cant wait
Jake
The series has just flown, except for the waiting times between each book. Have you thought about putting these books into movies? And I love the cover.
Horror
Have just found out that you are making us poor guys in Australia wait until Jan 2013 before Magic for a Price is released over here…not happy…gonna have to order it from Amazon if I want it before then which I’ll probably do as I don’t think that I can wait another 2 months for it to be released over here.
Rebecca Frutiger
I just finished the book last night. I absolutely LOVED this series!I wish it was not finished. Allie and Zay and Shame are my favortie fictional characters. When I read your stories, it is like the characters are so alive and I really want to meet them!
Lynn Venturo
Ok, So, knowing this was the last book I wanted to savor it, sip a it like a fine port. Worked out great….for the first two times I picked it up. Then…I freakin’ guzzled it down like a cheap 40 and couldn’t get enough! Thanks Devon, you are Awesome and amazing! 🙂
Ashley
Wait this can’t be the last book!!! I mean I loved it but it can’t just end like that what about Eli Collins or about what’s really going on between Shame and Ter Too many lose ends to end a great series with this!!! Please give us more!!!!
Maggie Slight
Please tell us there are more to come. Both my daughters & I are loving your books and have of course read all of this series. I have purchased the 1st 2 of your Steampunk series for the school library so avidly follow you. Many thanks for hours of intense & enjoyable reading.
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robin crittendon
Please tell me their will be a few more books. I just love allie beckstrom.
Irene Fonseca
I LOVE your Allie B. books. I have read Books 1-9. Please write more books on this wonderful series. I love all the characters in this series. Thanks!