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Magic's Child
''Magic's Child'' is the third installment in Justine Larbalestier's ''Magic or Madness'' trilogy. It talks about Reason Cansino trying to tell Danny Galeano that she is pregnant with his child and that Jason Blake is coming close to succeeding. References External linksjustinelarbalestier.com 2007 Australian novels Australian fantasy novels {{2000s-fantasy-novel-stub ...
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Justine Larbalestier
Justine Larbalestier ( )'''' (born 23 September 1967) is an Australian writer of young adult fiction best known for her 2009 novel, ''Liar''. Personal life Larbalestier was born and raised in Sydney. She now alternates residence between Sydney and New York City. In 2001 she married the American science fiction writer Scott Westerfeld, whom she met in New York City in 2000. Selected works Nonfiction * 'Ending the Battle of the Sexes? Hermaphroditism in "Venus Plus X" by Theodore Sturgeon and "Motherhood, Etc." by L. Timmel Duchamp', ''The New York Review of Science Fiction'', January 1997, pp. 14–16. * ''Opulent Darkness: The Werewolves of Tanith Lee'' (New Lambton: Nimrod Publications, 1999). – Babel Handbooks on Fantasy and SF Writers, no. 9 (20 pages) * ''The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction'' (Wesleyan University Press, 2002). * ''Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century'', edited (Wesleyan, 2006). Fiction as editor * ''Zomb ...
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Fantasy Novel
Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes, respectively, though these genres overlap. Historically, most works of fantasy were written, however, since the 1960s, a growing segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of films, television programs, graphic novels, video games, music and art. Many fantasy novels originally written for children and adolescents also attract an adult audience. Examples include ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', the ''Harry Potter'' series, '' The Chronicles of Narnia'', and '' The Hobbit''. History Beginnings Stories invo ...
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Magic Lessons
''Magic Lessons'' is the second installment in Justine Larbalestier's ''Magic or Madness'' trilogy. It was released in 2006. Plot summary When a golem pulls Reason into New York, she calls Danny Galeano, Jay-Tee's eighteen-year-old brother, for help. Danny allows Reason to stay with him while she tries to trace the golem, although her feelings for him grow until she eventually sleeps with him, despite Danny continually saying that it is not right. Meanwhile, Jay-Tee nearly dies while running, and Tom is forced to give her some of his magic. Reason, who is 15 finds out that she's pregnant with Danny's baby and is happy, because her own mother was pregnant with Reason at 15. Awards The sequel, ''Magic Lessons'', was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award for best young adult novel as well as a ''Locus Locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It may refer to: Entertainment * Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant villainess, a member of the Mutant Liberation Front * ''Locus'' ...
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