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The Mapmaker's Apprentice
The Mapmaker's Apprentice: Book 2 of the Glass and Steele series | C.J. Archer
16 posts | 10 read | 6 to read
USA TODAY BESTSELLER When an apprentice from the Mapmakers' Guild goes missing, Matt and India are employed to find him. Going undercover as a married couple, they discover that not everyone at the guild is what they seem, and the lad's unearthly maps caused jealousy, suspicion and fear. With one of the apprentice's magic maps in their possession, India and Matt must use their wits and India's fledgling, untried magic to find him. But the more they investigate, the more sinister plots they uncover, including a link between the Mapmakers' and Watchmakers' Guilds, and an ancient magical treasure buried beneath the streets of London. As the net of suspicion widens and enemies draw closer, it's not just the apprentice's life that's in danger, but Matt's too. Someone will go to great lengths to prevent him discovering the name of the man who can fix the watch keeping him alive. Great lengths indeed.
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Lizwarnerpdx
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Book #2 in the series starts immediately where book 1 ends. Matt Glass and India Steele are still hunting for the magical watch maker but stumble upon magic in the mapmakers guild.

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Glass and Steele are retained to search for an abducted magical mapmaker, while they continue to look for a magical watchmaker--a mystery left over from book 1. Magicians have been in hiding, subject to fierce discrimination for their talents, so nothing about their searches are easy. This is a complex mystery series that is building book by book (as is Glass and Steele's relationship). Definitely a series to continue! #serieslove2023

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1y
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1y
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#two4tuesday Thanks @TheSpineView for the tag!

1) No, to me it‘s too much like gambling and I‘m far too risk averse to gamble

2) Tagged, the son of a wealthy Londoner was born and raised in America, and returns to London trying to find a magical watchmaker while being employed to search for a kidnapped magical mapmaker. Fun, right?

TheSpineView You are correct, it is gambling. Thanks for playing 1y
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I‘m in a hotel for a business trip and brought a little something to do this evening while I listen to the tagged book. Another great reason to love audiobooks! I can craft to my heart‘s delight and listen to an excellent book. #serieslove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1y
ShelleyBooksie Beautiful 1y
TheSpineView Love it!😍 1y
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LeslieO So pretty! 1y
Andrew65 Brilliant 😍 1y
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Texreader
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Book 1 down. Starting book 2 tomorrow. The audible deal was great: the first 3 books for 1 credit.

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tracy.anne8
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I enjoyed the 2nd in the series. I have a feeling I'm going to fly through this series. I enjoy the characters and the narrator. #audiobook #scribd #fantasy #historicalmystery

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SassyBookworm
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This series is great! Book 2 didn‘t disappoint and still has the build up to finding the allusive Kronos. I love India and Matt and their budding relationship. This series has truly helped me get out of my reading slump!

#SassyBookworm😏 #Audiobook #GlassandSteele

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This series has been a big help with getting me outta my rut! It‘s just a good historical cozy mystery and it has kept me interested from book 1! I‘ve gotten in a good routine of listening to this each night while getting ready for bed. I‘m so close to finishing it! Just makes me feel good!

#SassyBookworm😏 #HistoricalFiction #CozyMystery #Audiobook

Rae2 I really enjoyed the books. I had to take a break from the series for a bit. Spending too much time with the same characters. However, if you like this series, try the Invisible Library and Nice Dragons Finish Last. Both of these series have a similar blend of humor and story. The dragons is on of my all time favorite. 4y
SassyBookworm @Rae2 ohhh thank you!! I‘ll definitely check these two series out too!! 4y
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Tianarose
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So productive while there a good book to occupy my mind. #audiocleaning

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julesG
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Second installment of the series.

Matthew and India are looking for a missing apprentice. They learn more about magic. Since the chemistry between the two of them is strong, India worries about Matt very often, which occasionally made me roll my eyes.

Latest shawl project. #audioknitting
#knittersoflitsy #FibreFansOfLitsy

Ehina Those colors are beautiful! Are you working from a pattern or are you free handing it? 6y
julesG @Ehina Thank you! I'm working from a pattern. It's one of Mayrlind's/Melanie Berg's patterns: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/miara 6y
Iblu Lovely!! I‘m a raveler too!!! 🧶 6y
Freespirit Love the colours! 6y
Fridameetslucy Was wondering if it was a Steven West pattern - beautiful 6y
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julesG
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Stealthy pic of a man I just spotted in passing. Apart from the bag, he could have time travelled through the fog from Victorian London. Greatcoat, top hat, and all. He was also wearing small round spectacles.

The fog has lifted, BTW. The sun is out.

@Weaponxgirl @kaye

Kaye That‘s an unusual getup. I can‘t say I‘ve ever seen anyone in real life wearing that sort of outfit. Wonder if he was dressed like that for a particular reason, or he just likes that style ? It would‘ve been cool to have him in your foggy picture. Sherlock Holmes ! 6y
Weaponxgirl Well that is just awesome 😆 6y
julesG @kaye Caught a few words in passing. It seems to be his usual style. 6y
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Cathythoughts Very interesting gentlemen... looks like he stepped out of a book 👍🏻♥️ 6y
Sarah83 Maybe there's a steampunk festival at your town. 😍 6y
julesG @Sarah83 Nope. Not right now. Guess it's really just his style. We do have some strange people 6y
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julesG
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Foggy early morning walk. It's wonderful and eerie. (that's the sun in the picture)

#LitsyWalkers @kaye

Crazeedi Great pic 6y
Kaye Cool picture. It looks spooky, like a picture you‘d see in a haunted house book. 👻 6y
Cathythoughts Amazing pic 👍🏻✨ 6y
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Weaponxgirl Great pic. I always pretend in my head I‘m in a Victorian horror movie in this kind of weather 6y
Blueberry 😲 6y
julesG @Weaponxgirl @kaye - then my next picture is very fitting. 6y
Kaye Looking forward to it. 6y
Wife 🌹 6y
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julesG
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Sitting outside for a few minutes listening to the tagged #audiobook.

#ShadowCat is sniffing at the dried stalks of catnip. It's not yet showing any new greens.

#catsoflitsy

Leftcoastzen Kitties can hope! 6y
LeahBergen He‘s an addict. 😆 6y
Velvetfur Shadow has got such gorgeous silky soft fur 💜 6y
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julesG
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Another part of town. Another church.

I felt well enough to take the tram to my appointment and walk around on the wonderful cobblestone pavements and squares. Maybe 20min.

The #audiobook is narrated by a different person than the first one in the series. Took me about half an hour to get into it.

#LitsyWalkers @kaye

rockpools 🐷👍! I‘m quite intrigued by the book. Is it fantasy? 6y
Kaye What is the pig statue for ? That‘s unusual. 6y
julesG @RachelO You should check the first in the series. I'm tagging it. It is historical fiction with a tiny bit of magic thrown in. Set in Victorian London, 1890. A strong heroine, 27 y/o. Handsome hero, 30 y/o. Nothing going on between the two, so far, but there is chemistry. I like it because it's not YA for a change. 6y
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julesG @kaye To commemorate 550 years of the annual pig fair held in this part of town; which used to be a town of its own until the 1960s when the bigger town swallowed a lot of smaller, former suburban towns. 6y
Kaye So what sorts of things do they have at the fair ? Do they have different foods cooked with pork or have a contest for the biggest pigs ? The only festival our town has is The Sleepwalker Festival. When I was a kid, everyone in town wore their pjs downtown. All the businesses would give away small trinkets then also gift certificates and things like that. They had carnival rides , game booths, etc. They still have it but it‘s not as good now. 6y
julesG @kaye Historically it's exactly what the name said. A farmers' fair and market where blue ribbons could be won for the biggest pig, the sow with the most piglets,... Meanwhile it's become like any other annual fair, there's a ferris-wheel, other fun rides, cotton candy, etc. You can still see pigs, though you can't buy one. Shops are open on Sunday, but only after the special Sunday church service. 6y
julesG @kaye It's a three day fair, Friday to Sunday. In history you could buy just one pig, or a whole wagon load. Live pigs that is. Nowadays there are lots of food trucks and I'm sure a lot offer roast pig. 6y
RadicalReader @julesG what‘s been your favorite audiobook you‘ve listened to? 6y
julesG @RadicalReader The Harry Potter series read by Stephen Fry. By far my favourite. Then Neil Gaiman's books read by Neil himself. 6y
tpixie @julesG the series sounds good!! What lively finds on your walk! ♥️ 6y
tpixie @julesG that's interesting because my favorite audiobook is HP narrated by Jim Dale! He did such a great job!! And a Pig Fair/Market! How fun!! (edited) 6y
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LittleBug
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Horrible, horrible book! It just grabs hold of you and refuses to let go!!😱😱

I liked this book even better than the first ‘Glass and Steele‘ book. The story is less predictable, the suspense a bit stronger. Just like he first book, it‘s an easy read, but a bit more engaging.

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Rae2
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This was book two in what appears to be an on going series. There are at least 6-7 books so far. I really enjoy the characters and the lite humor. These are not deeply intense and suspenseful, but they do draw you in. They are more like if Nancy Drew was a bit older, and a 19th century clock magician. Ned would be tall, dark, handsome, and bit roguish. The only downside is they changed the narrator on the audio version. So I read myself instead.

Rae2 I had hoped that this would be a fun series to listen to at work. Unfortunately the new narrator, Marian Hussey, is too clipped and her accents are not as good. She sounded a bit like she was smiling and laughing while reading. Her style kind of got on my nerves and it was hard to fall into the story. The original narrator Emma Powell was fantastic! I may look for other books that she has done. 6y
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