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Lisa Maxwell is the author of The Last Magician, The Devil's Thief, The Serpent's Curse, Unhooked, Sweet Unrest, and The Gathering Deep. She grew up in Akron, Ohio, and has a PhD in English. She's worked as a teacher, scholar, editor, writer, and bookseller (at Little Professor Book Center in Alabama). When she's not writing books, she's a professor at a local college. She now lives near Washington, DC, with her husband and two sons. You can follow her on Twitter @LisaMaxwellYA or learn more about her upcoming books at Lisa-Maxwell.com.
The pacing, suspense, and twisting plot will keep teen readers interested and longing for more. -- School Library Connection Captivating and complicated...a smart and feisty female protagonist in whom readers will delight. -- Booklist Online Readers will likely hit the final page wishing for more...vivid and compelling. -- BCCB A doorstopper with a total shakeup of an ending: don't miss this splendid series opener. -- Kirkus Reviews Intriguing, romantic, and full of twists, THE LAST MAGICIAN kept me reading late into the night. The richly imagined alternative version of 1901 New York City pulled me in, but the fascinating characters had me turning the pages, desperate to find out what happened to them. -- Anne Blankman, author of the Prisoner of Night and Fog duology A twisty, spellbinding romp. Inserting feuding magical factions into an already tumultuous time in American history, Maxwell's The Last Magician mesmerized me until the very last page. -- Janet B. Taylor, author of Into the Dim and Sparks of Light A gorgeous, timeless, all-consuming tale. -- Wendy Higgins, New York Times bestselling author of the Sweet Evil series This twisty tale of alchemy and magic in Gilded Age New York will keep you guessing until the very last page. -- Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
