Far from their homes in a drafty castle, under the care of a callous, reclusive wizard, two children – Haskell, son of a wealthy merchant, and uneducated villager Agatha – compete to become the wizard's apprentice. But the competition between the rival apprentices is nothing compared to the powers that circle the castle, intent on unlocking the secrets kept hidden in the wizard's library. Secrets worth lying, stealing – and dying for.
A nuanced and compelling rivals-to-allies story set in a richly drawn alternative England. For readers who love the world and writing of Diana Wynne Jones and the high stakes intrigue of Struan Murray's Dragonborn.
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