The Seventh Spell

I really enjoyed reading this book. It had an interesting take on magic: certain spells being claimed by mages and the mage's power being tied to Mars. The end of the book, although it answered some questions, kind of left me wanting more. I want to hear more about who is in charge of Mars now, if Adrian does actually go back to Mars (he said he would be), and I want to know in depth what happened to Jurgen and Miles and Clara and the rest of the circle. I also want to know more about life in the new city. I would love to learn more about Earth's magic too: does anyone ever prove that there used to be magic on Earth and if it will ever come back.

Overall though, the book was well written. The book was fairly fast paced and kept me interested pretty much the whole time. Especially after Adrian starts using his magic more and lands on Mars. The world building was decent. I like the characters for the most part; I might have liked a little more character development though.

A big thank you to the author, publisher, NetGalley, and Publisher's Weekly for giving me the chance to read an e-arc of this adventurous and magic-filled science fiction book.

Mars is a mining colony with a recent upheaval in its political systems. The miners want to govern themselves and not have Earth ruling them and gaining all the profits from their labors. There is also a dispute about the use of magic on the planet - magic has been used to find the mineral veins they mine but there are disputes about the wizards powers. Enter Adrian Capstan, who has been dreaming of going to Mars since he was a child, literally. He has been sent messages drawing him to the magical energy of the planet and now he is going as part of a Pod crew. While they are on the way the crew is stricken with a debilitating illness. Adrian finds he can draw on his connection to the planet and use some of the spells he learn in his studies on earth to cure the crew. As he reaches the planet he finds he is capable of doing much more. He and the crew begin a campaign to restore the wizards and the planet from the destruction of the revolution.
This is a thrilling, life or death race to accomplish what Adrian was drawn here to do. It is a very enjoyable read.