![]() That means an ord can cause a lot of trouble, even becoming a successful thief or, less independently, a carnival attraction. In this world, an ord can cancel out magic, walking through magical security systems and wards, for example. ![]() Rubino-Bradway is a creative world builder, especially when it comes to the ords. Fortunately, Abby's family stands by her, unlike the families of many other ords. Two hardnosed adventurers, Barbarian Mike and his partner Trixie, try to buy Abby. The students and teachers at school shun her and she is thrown out. ![]() When Abigail Hale, daughter of an elite magical family, is tested on her twelfth birthday and learns she is an ord (for ordinary), her life is thrown into chaos. ![]() The handful of people who don't are hated, mistrusted, and exploited. Rubino-Bradway flips the Hogwarts scenario on its head by creating a society a lot like ours in which almost everyone has magical powers. ![]()
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