Readers will find the inscrutable and haunted Thea remarkable at any pace Alexander skillfully offers details of Thea's past to inform and engage readers, while shrouding her future in such mystery that fans will eagerly anticipate the remaining two novels of the planned Worldweavers trilogy. While Thea's time with Cheveyo is contemplatively paced, the rest of the book cracks along, with Thea garnering allies, determining her destiny, and, of course, saving the world at a lightning clip. Shortly after her return to her own life and time, a long-awaited battle between the Alphiri and Thea (backed by current allies and past mentors) culminates in a breathless struggle that goes to the forces of good, though it also becomes clear that this encounter is only the first of many. Follow the Author Alma Alexander Gift of the Unmage (Worldweavers) Paperback Januby Alma Alexander (Author) 9 ratings See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback 11.49 2 Used from 11.

While there, Thea discovers that she has repressed her own boundless gifts, intuitively knowing since a young age that showing her strengths would have meant ruin for herself and indeed the world, as the ruthless alien race of the Alphiri would have stopped at nothing to harness her power to their benefit. In desperation, Thea is sent into the past to seek help from Cheveyo, an Anasazi warrior. Despite some rough spots, Alma Alexanders Worldweavers series is an intriguing new entry in YA fantasy. Instead, her parents have grown increasingly disappointed as their various strategies to spark her mystical powers all fail. to Steal a Dog by Barbara OConnor Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson Way Down Deep by Ruth White Worldweavers: Gift of the Unmage by Alma Alexander. Gifts of the Unmage & Spellspam by Alma Alexander. Fourteen-year-old Thea has grown up under the weight of impossible expectations, since, as the seventh child of a seventh daughter and seventh son, she should have extraordinary magical abilities. /rebates/2fp2fGift-Unmage2fAlma-Alexander2f9781611389203&.com252fp252fGift-Unmage252fAlma-Alexander252f978161138920326afsrc3d126SID3d&idbooksamillion&nameBOOKSAMILLION.