The Glasswrights' Test - Softcover

Mindy Klasky learned to read when her parents shoved a book in her hands and told her that she could travel anywhere in the world through stories. She never forgot that advice.

Mindy's travels took her through multiple careers. After graduating from Princeton University, Mindy considered becoming a professional stage manager or a rabbi. Ultimately, though, she settled on being a lawyer, working as a litigator at a large Washington firm. When she realized that lawyering kept her from writing (and dating and sleeping and otherwise living a normal life), Mindy became a librarian, managing large law firm libraries. Mindy now writes full time.

For years, Mindy's dating life was a travel extravaganza as well. She balanced twenty-eight first dates in one year, selecting eligible gentlemen from sources as varied as Washingtonian magazine ads, Single Volunteers of D.C., and supposedly-certain recommendations from best friends. Ultimately, she swore off the dating scene entirely. After two years of carefully-enforced datelessness, she made one last foray onto Match.com, where she met her husband—on her first match.

Mindy's travels have also taken her through various literary genres. In addition to her Red Dress Ink books, Mindy has written numerous short stories and six fantasy novels, including the award-winning, best-selling The Glasswrights' Apprentice.

In her spare time, Mindy quilts, cooks, and tries to tame the endless to-be-read shelf in her home library. Her husband and cats do their best to fill the left-over minutes. 

Ranita Glasswright is astonished and thrilled to be invited by the Glasswrights' Guild to be tested to be a master of her craft. But she is beset with misgivings. She knows that the guild has named her as a traitor for her part in its downfall and ultimate banishment from Morenia. Desperately longing for reconciliation and the opportunity to prove her skills, she makes the journey to Brianta and the guild. She quickly learns that her presence there is an element in a conspiracy to gain control of Morenia's throne, and if she fails to accomplish the heinous task set for her by the Brotherhood, the lives of those she loves will be forfeit. The gods have other ideas, though, and they present a remarkable twist in events that Rani could never have predicted. Now the fate of Morenia and Brianta lies in the hands of the Thousand Gods and in the choice of one reluctant pilgrim. Ranita is a first-class heroine with a nose for high adventure, making this adventure pretty fabulous. Paula Luedtke
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