Sorcery & Cecelia: Or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

Patricia C. Wrede · Caroline Stevermer

Oct 2020 · Cecelia and Kate Book 1 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Lucy Rayner

About this audiobook

Two young ladies contend with the Royal College of Wizards in Regency London: first in the series filled with "magical twists and turns" (San Diego Union-Tribune). Since they were children, cousins Kate and Cecelia have been inseparable. But in 1817, as they approach adulthood, their families force them to spend a summer apart. As Cecelia fights boredom in her small country town, Kate visits London to mingle with the brightest lights of English society. At the initiation of a powerful magician into the Royal College of Wizards, Kate finds herself alone with a mysterious witch who offers her a sip from a chocolate pot. When Kate refuses the drink, the chocolate burns through her dress and the witch disappears. It seems that strange forces are convening to destroy a beloved wizard, and only Kate and Cecelia can stop the plot. But for two girls who have to contend with the pressures of choosing dresses and beaux for their debuts, deadly magic is only one of their concerns.

About the author

For over twenty years, Patricia C. Wrede has expanded the boundaries of young-adult fantasy writing. Her novels include the Enchanted Forest Chronicles; the Cecelia and Kate series, cowritten with Caroline Stevermer; the Mairelon series; and the Old-West Frontier Magic series.

Caroline Stevermer is known for her historical fantasy novels for young adults. She published her first book, The Alchemist, in 1981, and is coauthor, with Patricia C. Wrede, of the Cecelia and Kate series. Stevermer's other novels include River Rats, A College of Magics, and Magic Below Stairs.

Lucy Rayner is an award-winning British actress who has worked on both sides of the Atlantic in a number of theater productions and films, many of which have screened at festivals around the world. She loves to tell stories and has narrated many wonderful audiobooks.