In modern-day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic—the Mageus—live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power—and often their lives.
Esta is a talented thief, and she’s been raised to steal magical artifacts from the sinister Order that created the Brink. With her innate ability to manipulate time, Esta can pilfer from the past, collecting these artifacts before the Order even realizes she’s there. And all of Esta’s training has been for one final job: traveling back to 1902 to steal an ancient book containing the secrets of the Order—and the Brink—before the Magician can destroy it and doom the Mageus to a hopeless future.
But Old New York is a dangerous world ruled by ruthless gangs and secret societies, a world where the very air crackles with magic. Nothing is as it seems, including the Magician himself. And for Esta to save her future, she may have to betray everyone in the past.” - take from Goodreads.com
This book was not near the top of my TBR pile until I read a review that raved about this book. The Last Magician confused me at first with all of the time jumps between 1900 - 1902, 1926, and the present day. Esta is able to travel through time. Her latest assignment is to go back to 1901 to acquire a book and stop the last magician. This is where the vast majority of the story takes place. Esta is able to assimilate into Dolph Saunders “gang” of people with various affinities.
Each chapter has a title that links to what is about to happen in the story. Readers are kept on their toes as they attempt to figure out who Esta is supposed to stop and how she will get the book back to the present day. The twists and jaw-dropping revelations at the end will leave readers reeling. The ending is satisfying if not open-ended. At first a stand-alone novel, the author is currently working on a second book.
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