The Wonderer: A Darby, Baird & Co. Novel

Not all who Wonder are lost... It''s 1941.The Big Apple''s striking: a glossy, black & white silent film silhouette. The false bottom disguising Magical Society''s hub at its core... Darby''s just met Robert Baird.He''s an Escape Artist & Connoissuer of mechanisms.She''s a Witch of Ruby Kindred royalty, with a Charm for song.Fate introduces her to his breathtaking streetmagic, against the storybook backdrop of Central Park.Now Darby''s seeing things: magic in the everyday.Darby''s the sort of magic Baird would hang up his hat for. But that heart on his sleeve''s riddled with padlocks, and how. There''s a trick to his reckless trade: Escapologists don''t grow old. Especially with a Magician''s Duel afoot- a dare of 12 impossible tasks, initiated by an anonymous rival.The Wonderer brews misdirection and intrigue in this Young Adult Historical Fantasy novel, invoking Baum''s timeless American Fairytale notion: with a smidgeon of brains, heart, and gumption, we always hold the power. We just have to find it for ourselves.