Harry Potter meets James Bond in this story of twenty something slacker who discovers that he descended from a line of magical spies and is tlust into the middle of a secret and epic battle.
BRAD ABRAHAM was born in Ottawa, raised across Canada and the US, and now makes his home in NYC. A writer of film (Fresh Meat), television (60 Squadron) and comics (Mixtape). Magicians Impossible is his first novel.
Abraham writes with a certain wistful charm. --Publishers Weekly Jason fighting the forces of evil and learning about his powers is an amusing and captivating adventure. --Booklist Starred Review Crackling prose and kinetic characters make Abraham's debut a winner. --Pierce Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising "Magicians Impossible is a mind-bending page-turner! A brilliant and unique mash-up of spells, myth and mayhem, once it got its claws in me I couldn't put it down. Like a veteran stage magician, Brad Abraham has created a hip thriller that turns convention on its ear with misdirection and mayhem. A must read for enthusiasts of edgy and extreme fiction." --Don Coscarelli, director of John Dies At The End, Phantasm, and Bubba Ho-Tep Part hard-boiled thriller, part magical mayhem, Magicians Impossible is a page-turning adventure where the stakes are high and the magic is mind-blowing. It's urban fantasy at its very best. --Lisa Maxwell, author of The Last Magician "From its action-packed opening sequence, this is a cinematic, fast-paced debut." --Library Journal starred review An action-packed, thrilling fantasy with surprises around every corner and behind every door! --Erika Lewis, Author of Game of Shadows Urban fantasy hasn't felt this fresh - or this compulsively readable - since Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. Brad Abraham has conjured a pitch-perfect fever dream of myth, magic, intrigue, and pulse-pounding action, set in a vividly imagined underworld of dangerous cabals and supernatural espionage. It's a spell you won't want to break. -April Snellings, author, Food Chain From the first sentence, Brad Abraham pulls you in to a darkly magical, energetic world where anything can happen ... and pulls the rug out from under you when you least expect it. -Rodrigo Gudiño, Founder, Rue Morgue Magazine From the first page, Brad Abraham's Magicians Impossible is a high-wire act that doesn't let up the excitement for even a paragraph. Simply put, Magicians Impossible is a book I wish I'd written. -Libby Cudmore, Author of The Big Rewind Jason fighting the forces of evil and learning about his powers is an amusing and captivating adventure. --Emily Whitmore, Booklist Best described as Harry Potter meets James Bond, this series launch by a screenwriter features ages-old spy rings of magic-wielding secret agents --Library Journal Just a thrilling debut novel that is a page-turner... I will look forward to more writings from Brad. --Red Carpet Crash Delectable fantasy elements, family drama, magical espionage, adrenaline-pumping fight sequences, and globetrotting adventure. I had a good time with this novel. --The Biblio Sanctum Any fantasy novel compared to "Harry Potter" is easy to booktalk. Brad Abraham's Magicians Impossible has the magic school, the whodunit mystery, and the murky family origins... Abraham is known for his "Mixtape" comics series, but this urban fantasy in the vein of Lev Grossman's The Magicians is his debut novel. --School Library Journal
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