title: Theory of Magic: Unexpected Magic #3 (Volume 3)
author:  Patricia Rice 
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  ## the BOOKS of MAGICTM *1
  
  
  ## The Invitation
  
  
  ## Carla Jablonski
  
  
  ## Created by  
  Neil Gaiman and John Bolton
  
  
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  For Carol and Margot,  
  my cohorts in the search for better  
  physics through magic….
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Books of Magic: An Introduction](int.xhtml#int01)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](pro.xhtml#pro01)
  
  
  Dust. It was everywhere. Grime streaked the walls; trapped clouds…
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter One](chapter01.xhtml#ch01)
  
  
  What is the point of all this gross national product…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Two](chapter02.xhtml#ch02)
  
  
  Tim waited for the men in trench coats to react.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Three](chapter03.xhtml#ch03)
  
  
  Tim’s eyes widened behind his glasses. “Me? Do a magic…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Four](chapter04.xhtml#ch04)
  
  
  Tim squinted in the bright light. After the dark of…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Five](chapter05.xhtml#ch05)
  
  
  Tim was tired, cold, and hungry. His feet hurt. They’d…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  