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| + | {{quote|The Rithmatist is an epic fantasy set in an alternate version of our world - a world in which life in the American Isles is threatened by the attacks of mysterious creatures known as Wild Chalklings. Chalklings are two-dimensional drawings that can be infused with life by Rithmatists and it is the job of the Rithmatists to keep the Wild Chalkings at bay.<br>The Rithmatist is about a 14-year-old kid named Joel who wants desperately to be a Rithmatist. But he wasn't Chosen, so he doesn't have the ability to bring chalklings or Rithmatic lines to life. All he can do is watch as The Rithmatist students at Armedius Academy learn the mystical art that he would give anything to practice. Then Rithmatist students start disappearing, kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving only trails of blood. Joel's professor asks him to help investigate - putting Joel and his friend Melody on the trail of a discovery that could change Rithmatics - and their world - forever...|[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10137823-the-rithmatist Goodreads] description}} |
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| − | Little is known about the setting or events of this novel at present however it has been revealed that it will feature a new, chalk based magic system. |
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Revision as of 12:25, 12 December 2012
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| Released | 14 May 2013 |
| Publisher | Tor |
The Rithmatist is a Young Adult novel by Brandon Sanderson currently slated for publication by Template:Wp in 2013 after the publication of A Memory of Light.[1]
Setting
“The Rithmatist is an epic fantasy set in an alternate version of our world - a world in which life in the American Isles is threatened by the attacks of mysterious creatures known as Wild Chalklings. Chalklings are two-dimensional drawings that can be infused with life by Rithmatists and it is the job of the Rithmatists to keep the Wild Chalkings at bay.
The Rithmatist is about a 14-year-old kid named Joel who wants desperately to be a Rithmatist. But he wasn't Chosen, so he doesn't have the ability to bring chalklings or Rithmatic lines to life. All he can do is watch as The Rithmatist students at Armedius Academy learn the mystical art that he would give anything to practice. Then Rithmatist students start disappearing, kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving only trails of blood. Joel's professor asks him to help investigate - putting Joel and his friend Melody on the trail of a discovery that could change Rithmatics - and their world - forever...”—Goodreads description