The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

The Rithmatist

by Brandon Sanderson

A killer is on the loose...Joel is fascinated by the art of Rithmatics - with its lines of power and ability to bring chalk drawings to life - but only a few have the gift and he is not one of them. When Rithmatic students from Joel's school start disappearing, he is keen to investigate. Since he's not a Rithmatist, Joel seems to be safe - but others are dying. Can he find the killer before the killer realizes just what a threat Joel really is?

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Living chalk?
12:03 am 18 October 2015
The Rithmatist - Brandon Sanderson
I finished The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson tonight.
I thought this book was good,not just good but really good.Yes it is a YA,that being said,there was no sex scenes which I'm fine with.
I thought the character development was good as well as the creativity of the steampunkish world.
But the magic system is the most different I've ever seen.It's basically like a wizard with an enhanced piece of chalk drawing symbols
on the ground.
It was all very new to me,but so interesting.And it takes place the majority of the time in a school.

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