Jamie's toes had gone numb from the cold and her knees would have bruises from scuttling around the Circle of Power she had drawn on the stone slab floor in her workroom, but she couldn't stop until the Summoning was finished. She had worked for months leading up to this moment, and her discomfort was nothing compared to the agony Falk must have suffered all this time. Jamie used her fear for her mentor's life as motivation to learn the most complicated and dangerous spell she had ever attempted. If it went wrong, the best possible scenario was sending herself into one of the various hells that could open within the Circle. The second best possible scenario was sending only half her body and bleeding to death. The other scenarios were worse.
Because I was inspired to think about which books have influenced me, I include here for you a partial list, from earliest read to most recent, and I heartily recommend them all:
On Beyond Zebra, Dr. Seuss
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Dr. Seuss
The House with a Clock in Its Walls, John Bellairs
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer, Vivien Alcock
I Will Make You Disappear, Carol Beach York
The Silent Tower and The Silicon Mage, Barbara Hambly
The Talisman, Stephen King
The Dark Tower series, Stephen King
It's Always Something, Gilda Radner
Cruel Shoes, Steve Martin
The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
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