The countryside is not easily traversed and there's danger, intense situations, dire bodily harm and death in it. Minor Mage's main character, Oliver, is twelve and he and his familiar, an armadillo, set out from his drought locked village on a journey to the mountains to find rain. I absolutely love that and it makes for a very enjoyable and fulfilling adventure. Regardless of their age, they're smart and savvy and typically out of their element while dealing with a supernatural problem. But what I like most is that her characters are not dumbed down in any way. She has this knack of creating personable characters that you can identify with in a story sprinkled with humor and the supernatural. Whether her writing is geared for an adult or YA audience, I've enjoyed it. T Kingfisher has done it again with another highly entertaining story.
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