ONE BOY’S QUEST TO PROVE HIMSELF Almark, the son of a mercenary, has known nothing but conflict in the war-torn North. Despite being told that he has an affinity for...

It’s Almark’s first summer vacation at the Norkh Institute for Magic, which is when most students go home to their families―except for Almark, who hails from the distant North, and...

Among the grizzled mercenaries of the frozen north, few are as strong as Reiz―a reputation his son, Almark, has not inherited. Casting off his timidity, Almark seeks to become a...

Despite the headmaster’s insistence on Almark’s great potential for magic, the Norkh Institute’s promising new arrival has never so much as cast a spell―an inadequacy his newfound rival, nobleblooded Tohrk...

Something lurks in the shaded wood outside the Norkh Instititute’s walls, and it’s up to Almark and Tohrk to stop it! After Eldo is captured by a mysterious creature, Almark...