The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After: Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent Families Regarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and the Security of the Realm

by Patricia C Wrede and Caroline Stevermer

Ten years have passed since Kate and Cecy married Thomas and James, and England is now being transformed by the first railways. When the Duke of Wellington asks James to look into the sudden disappearance of a German railway engineer, James and Cecy's search reveals a shocking truth ...

The railway lines are wreaking havoc with ancient underground magical ley lines, which could endanger the very unity of England. Meanwhile, Kate has her hands full taking care of all their children, not to mention the mysterious mute girl Drina, rescued from a kidnapper! The letters between Kate and Cecy, and between their husbands, blend magic, mystery, adventure, humor, and romance. 

• ISBN10: 0152055487
• ISBN13: 9780152055486
• Publish Date: 1 November 2006
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 2 July 2021
• Imprint: Harcourt Children's Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 328
• Language: English

Reviews

[ladygrey]

Apparently I missed [b:The Grand Tour|169878|The Grand Tour (Cecelia and Kate, #2)|Patricia C. Wrede|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172371096s/169878.jpg|164040]. Not that you necessarily need to read these books in order but I felt that I didn't have a good grasp on James or Thomas the way I did in [b:Sorcery and Cecelia|64207|Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate, #1)|Patricia C. Wrede|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1276374483s/64207.jpg|505].

Aside from that, it was a sweet, fun story. I do enjoy the characters which is why I wish I'd reread Sorcery and Cecelia first. I wasn't swept away in the intrigue of it all, but I enjoyed it.