Download: Canon in T, by Ruth Bowens

Exile Tarina Karth’s arcane malady has proved lethal once. Her only hope is the knowledge of the men of the Blue City. But their wizardly order proves brutally divided—and if she is to stay, she must learn which blocks she can overpower, and which are too dangerous to touch.

Phinean Draconis, a Speaker of the Blue City and ringleader of its Red Hall, has dedicated his life to science and living down certain rumors. When Tarina stumbles into his domain, he knows that she could become his greatest student. She just has to want it enough.

Canon in T: This is the story of their lessons.

Top Ten Favorite Fictional Characters: #9, Greg Serrano

Top Ten Favorite Fictional Characters: #9, Greg Serrano, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

A misanthropic nice guy who thinks he’s so much smarter than everyone else? I’m not saying I’m exactly that, but I have a feeling, based on this feeling of kinship, that I’m exactly that. He’s witty, sarcastic, knowledgeable in the ways of word games, an alcoholic, and capable of turning his world around through force of will and the support of his (super nice to him in most ways) dad. What’ll It Be is, in context, one of the most emotional songs on the show. That song was not about learning from his mistakes, because in this matter he made no mistakes and he’s still losing. Just being in West Covina is losing. I hate that he went away, but his character’s journey had to take him out of town so he could try the school of his dreams and figure life out without a girl. I love that he came back (in one of the more controversial re-casts I’ve seen), because he was always just a little ahead of Rebecca on the long journey toward functional adulthood, and that support is good for her.