More wizards, witches and warlocks

You’ve breathlessly read Rowling’s seventh and last epilogue. Now you’re dying for more. While you pray J K writes again, our Trendy Bookworm sends more literary enchantment your way:

Ursula le Guin’s Annals of the Western Shore: 30 years before Harry, she wrote of a magical school where a young lad came to become A Wizard of Earthsea. In a new series, the septuagenarian gives you Gifts and Voices; await the newest, Powers, in September. (Rs. 350 each)

Joanne Harris’ The Lollipop Shoes: Young Anouk, the little girl from Chocolat re-appears here. She has the power to charm, but a witchy woman with bitter chocolate eyes weaves her own web. (Rs. 650)

Payal Dhar’s Eternal City trilogy: There’s A Shadow in Eternity. A schoolgirl-by-day trains to be Defender of the Light by night. In The Key of Chaos (just out), Maya stumbles onto an ancient conspiracy. Rivetting. (Rs. 295 each)

Garth Nix’s Old Kingdom series: The feisty heroine of Sabriel must retrace her father’s steps in the eponymous Abhorsen. Then unlikely Lirael walks a doubled-back path. When the wind blows from across the wall, things get spooky (Rs. 350 each)

Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell: Wizard wars for those too impatient for multiple books — a magical, meaty read. (Rs. 425)

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