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    Street Magic
    Street Magic
    Street Magic
    Audiobook7 hours

    Street Magic

    Written by Tamora Pierce

    Narrated by Bruce Coville and Full Cast

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    About this audiobook

    Briar and Rosethorn are in ancient Chammur, where Briar gets involved in a war between street gangs at that same time as he ends up trying to train a young stone mage that he has discovered.

    Intrigue, adventure, humor, nastiness, all set against a fascinating culture, this is classic Tamora Pierce.

    ©2006 Tamora Pierce; (P)2006 Full Cast Audio

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFull Cast Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2006
    ISBN9781934180822
    Street Magic
    Author

    Tamora Pierce

    Beloved author Tamora Pierce has written a great number of books, including the Song of the Lioness quartet, The Immortals quartet, the Circle of Magic quartet, the Protector of the Small quartet, The Circle Opens quartet, the Trickster series, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, the Beka Cooper series, and The Numair Chronicles. She lives in upstate New York with various cats, other four-legged animals, and birds who feed in her yard, and can be e-visited at Tamora-Pierce.net.

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    • 4/5
      *spoiler warning*I'm finding it kinda weird that in addition to other thematic similarities, both the first two books in this sequel series to "Circle of Magic" end with Sandry and Briar respectively killing people, and coming to terms with the necessity of doing so. Or at least, ostensibly so. In Magic Steps it seems at least that the deed was somewhat inevitable, even though it was also a choice made by Sandry. And Lark's response/rationalization that at least Sandry did not kill them with hate in her heart, and at least she feels like there's blood on her hands did actually feel to me the reader like a satisfactory closure.However, in Rosethorn's case she simply told Briar that she herself still has terrifying dreams of past deaths and horrors, which is in no way settling nor reassuring. I also felt pretty surprised both that Briar killed Zenadia's mute slave even though the slave was clearly just another tool or pawn being manipulated just like Briar had complained of Zenadia doing to Evvy, and also that Evvy met Briar's deed with "approval" and Briar was additionally described as approving when Evvy killed Ikrum with a caved-in roof. I could just imagine them nodding their heads proudly at each killing! So now I can't help but try to remember from my previous reading whether the rest of the books in the series will also end in Tris and Daja murdering people and rationalizing it more or less effectively, just like they will probably include each of them becoming teachers whether they like it or not and doubting their ability to be good at it.Oh well. For all my qualms and misgivings about the ending of the book, I still loved it. Loved the way Pierce can highlight and make so delightful the seemingly mundane details of daily life, like chores and lessons, that accompany finding one's place in the world.
    • 3/5
      I guess this series is growing on me because I enjoyed this, the second book in the Circle Opens series. The storyline was predictable but entertaining. The writing is good, the characters interesting. Definitely growing on me!
    • 5/5
      Loved it! The only thing I hated was the Chinese music in the background because a) the novel was not set in China or any setting derived from China and b) it was insulting that whoever created this audio book did not think the reader would understand the book was set in a world inspired by the Middle East or India without the music.
    • 5/5
      This is one of my favorite series, I really enjoy Briar and his journey.
    • 3/5
      It feels like Pierce is straining in this sequel series, The Circle Opens. The plots of the first two are remarkably similar, and the four characters of Winding Circle are travelling separately. So there is no interplay among the four. I miss that. These new young wizards being introduced lack the individuality of Pierce's other books. They seem to be uniformly poor, abandoned or picked-on, spunky, obstinate, non-trusting. Okay. Not the best way to build a series.
    • 4/5
      What can I say? Once again I was drawn to this Circle Audio book even though I know I'm reading this story out of sequence. Street Magic's a quick, engrossing, and entertaining story . Like the previous volumes, I'm enjoying this series more than when we met the original group at the Winding Circle, with its four rotating POVs. I thought the plot was fairly straightforward . As Tamora Pierce's only male character, Briar Moss, is one of her best characters. Amongst the rest of the mainly female cast, his charisma, street smarts and ongoing inner conflict between his younger, wilder instincts, and his older, more civilized self, makes him one of the most lovable and well-rounded characters in the Circle of Magic series. Seeing Briar show off his magic was rather awesome and how he takes Evvy under his wing as his student, even though she had Earth mage magic was remarkably written. I love the Circle of Magic series and recommend it to young and old (like me) alike. Jack Murphy
    • 4/5
      Briar is my favourite character of the quartet, so I was very excited to be reading his book. I always enjoyed reading his personality. His thought process was always amusing.Once again, Tamora Pierce has impressed me. She creates a world which is both enjoyable and easy to read, and I found myself taking in every word. What I wished for (like in book one) was interaction between the quartet, and I feel that is what is missing for this series. However, nonetheless, most enjoyable anyway, and I look forward to be reading the following 2 books.
    • 4/5
      Briar becomes involved in local gang wars when he takes an interest in a young stone mage.Briar and Rosethorn are some of my favorites, and I enjoy the new student Evvy as well. I'm looking forward to watching her grow with her expanding cat colony.
    • 3/5
      No where near as good as the other books in the "Circle Opens" series. I constantly found my attention wandering, and had to go back to see what actually happened. Part of this was because I just didn't care for Evy much, and part of it was the distinct lack of Briar doing any magic for himself.
    • 5/5
      I originally reviewed this book on my blog - The Cosy Dragon. For more recent reviews by me, please hop over there.Briar Moss is on the road with his teacher Rosethorn and they have stopped in a drying out city of stones. Briar is looking forward to leaving - he doesn't like stones as much as he likes plants. Imagine his surprise when he finds out that he must become a teacher of a stone mage.Briar has made friends with one of the gangs that inhabit Chammur, and so he becomes entangled in their struggles as the Vipers (and their rich patron) try to swallow up the smaller gangs. Briar finds it hard to believe thatThere are several different plot lines that Pierce twines together, and this makes it interesting to follow. I would have to say that there is only minor character development of Briar throughout the book, but he has made big jumps now that he is age 14 (not 10, as in the first books). Briar's past won't let him go, but he still has a career ahead of him as a respectable plant mage - if only he could keep out of trouble!Inventing the different kinds of magic to keep things interesting must have fascinated Pierce. I know that I am always wanting to know what is coming next! It's quite natural that Evvie is a stone mage in a stone country. I know that it is on Pierce's list to do a book about the ambient type mages, and I'm looking forward to that as well.Before starting this book, I had promised myself that I'd read something different from more Tamora Pierce for a break... I quickly broke that. I took a drive out to Philip Island, and was feeling too tired to start the book I had planned. So I figured on a quick and easy read of this one.
    • 4/5
      I liked this book where Briar, the student, becomes Briar the teacher. Tamora Pierce is known for her strong female protagonists in her young adult high fantasies and she's unapologetic about that. I've seen her state more than once that little boys and young men have enough fictional heroes they can identify with, but young woman not so much. Briar and this book therefore is unique among Pierce's novels in that the focus is on a male protagonist. Briar has the roughest background among the four friends that are the focus of the four Circle of Magic books--those should be read first. As a former "street rat" he knows the ways of the streets and gangs where he finds the young stone mage he mentors. His student Evvy is an appealing character in her own right and is the subject of a sequel, Melting Stones.
    • 3/5
      Occasionally confusing phraseology, and Evvy is unbelievably flexible in moving from a post-slavery street-rat to docile and obedient mage-student. On the book as a whole, why go to the bother of inventing a fictional fantasy world if you just copy customs and costumes from the sort-of-real Arabia and China?
    • 5/5
      This is an excellent book by Tamora Pierce, one of the few in which she has the man character as a male. The characters are extremely well-developed to the point that the reader feels as if (s)he has know them for the entirety of their lives. The writing style is perfect for the targeted audience (young adults). The plot line is filled with adventure. This is an excellent book.
    • 4/5
      I really don't like Evvy much. She varies wildly between totally pliable and preemptively surrendering, and (as soon as she thinks she's safe) unreasonably stubborn. And here, her magic is a minor point...well, it makes her the trigger for the problem, and makes Briar act to deal with it. And she does free herself as he's coming to get her. But it's very much Briar's book, with Evvy being the reasons for Briar's actions but not much of an actor (acter?) on her own.
    • 4/5
      Briar and Rosethorn are in a new city, and Briar finds a girl with stone magic in the marketplace. Now he must find her a teacher - whom she rejects, so he must teach her himself, and also protect her from a gang. This gang is currently being controlled by a twisted rich woman who is becoming way too involved with the gang's dealings.
    • 5/5
      Briar and Rosethorn are traveling and Briar spots a street kid in a marketplace who seems to have magic with stones. Because he is the first to spot the magic, he must teach Evvy the basics or find her a teacher. One of the best in the Circle of Magic universe books. I really enjoyed the character of Evvy.