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Tween/ YA fantasy, magic using world, some sludge byproduct of using magic builds up. Sisters (?) competing or rivals maybe. Read around 2007
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Nov 12, 2022 03:54PM

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Kirkus Review of Thief's Magic (book 1) by Trudi Canavan - Robert's suggestion:
Google Books preview:
In one world, the use of magic results in black trails of depletion known as Soot, until eventually more magic seeps in to replace it. Student sorcerer-archaeologist Tyen Ironsmelter discovers a sentient book named Vella in an ancient tomb. A thousand years ago, Vella was a real woman until transformed by the era’s greatest sorcerer. She still has her memories, and she can also absorb the knowledge of any person who holds her. She tells Tyen that magic can be generated by creativity; modern scholars disagree, though it’s indisputable that their world's magic-powered industrial revolution is rapidly depleting the magic...
Google Books preview:
https://books.google.com/books?id=MSe...
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