The Magician's Ward

In this YA fantasy, a unique debutante is about to be presented to London society—but first she must solve a magical mystery.

Happy in her new life as an apprentice to the powerful magician Mairelon, sixteen-year-old Kim is horrified when a nosy relative determines to turn Kim—a former street urchin—into . . . a lady! But real trouble begins when several wizards of Kim's acquaintance disappear. Then Mairelon's magic disappears!

It's up to Kim to unravel the mystery. And to do that she will have to return to her old life back in the dark and dirty streets of London.

Patricia C. Wrede's Mairelon novels

Mairelon the Magician (#1)

The Magician's Ward (#2)