Midnight Magic

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Midnight Magic is an historical novel for children and teenagers, written by Edward Irving Wortis (Avi) and published in hardcover in 1999. It was reprinted in paperback in 2004.

[edit] Plot summary

Set in Renaissance Italy, the story centers on Fabrizio, a twelve-year-old boy who truly enjoys serving his master Mangus the Magician. Mangus has been falsely accused of wizardry, when in reality he is merely an entertainer, and has been under house arrest as a result. Fabrizio's use of tarot cards to predict the future, he believes it is the cause of disastrous consequences for himself and his master. The king's guard arrive to convey Mangus to the castle, where the King demands that Mangus save his daughter from a ghost. The ghost is the thought to be dead prince. But really the prince is not dead since Count Scarazoni brought bloody clothing to the Castello. He did that because he wanted the throne because all of Italy knows he is the power.