The Phoenix Pencil Company: A Novel Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Using an inviting first-person voice

Using an inviting first-person voice

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and the triumphs of courage that came with defending the republic against a lawless president—but also the slow surrender of people that he had worked with and admired to the dangerous immorality of a president engaged in an historic betrayal of his office

and charm on every page

The Phoenix Pencil Company: A Novel Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Using an inviting first-person voiceIn this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magicof Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to lifeholds the power to transform a young womans relationship with her grandmother, and to mend long lost connections across time and space. Monica Tsai spends most days on her computer, journaling the details of her ordinary life and coding for a program that seeks to connect strangers online. A self proclaimed recluse,