Cousins Liam and Anna are two regular teens whose world is forever changed the day they find out magic is real. Even more surprising? Their grandparents-who are a master Builder and Seamstress-are some of the strongest magic wielders alive and have been keeping magic protected and secret for decades.
Liam's furious that TradeMagic-an ability to imbue handcrafted wares with powers-was kept from him. Anna, however, can understand their elder's reasoning to hide it from the world. While TradeMagic can be used to promote immense goodness, it can also be misused for selfish, evil pursuits, as so often occurred throughout history.
And now, it seems another similar threat looms. A group called the Legion has risen from the underground and is hunting down what remains of TradeMagic's powers.
To make things worse, all Liam's and Anna's elders seem to want to do about it is run away and hide.
But much to both teenagers' relief, one of their family's oldest and most trusted friends, retired Toymaker Fritz Schenk, sees Liam's and Anna's potential. The Toymaker wants to pass the TradeMagical torch to them so that their generation, which includes his own grandkids, have a magical future that's worth fighting-and living-for.
The Toymaker and the Magic Within is the groundbreaking first book in Birgit Schreiber's TradeMagic(TM) Series. If you crave unique magic systems, battles between good and evil, enduring family sagas, and found family and friends, then you'll adore this enchanting YA fantasy adventure.
