He did save his village . . . by destroying it. And the armies vying to control his powerful curse think he's dead. But he needs patronage from a high lord or his curse will transform him into a raging monster. So Connor creeps back into the land of the living, joining his Aunt Ailsa at the Carraig, the school of the Petralists, hoping somehow to find patronage on his terms.
He should have known better.
At the Carraig it's all about the game, and the stakes have never been higher. With old enemies appearing...
Connor's supposed to be dead.
He's not very good at it.
He did save his village . . . by destroying it. And the armies vying to contr...
Tomorrow, at sixteen, Connor will reveal his secret curse to the world and take his place as a guardian.
If he survives today.
When armies descend upon his peaceful village, led by superhuman Petralists and clever Builders, most people run and hide. Connor's not that smart. He manages to get caught in the middle of the escalating conflict. His curse is the rarest of powers and both sides will do anything to control it and secure his loyalty. Connor is fast, but even he can't outrun this avalanche.
Truths are sacrificed, loyalties are sundered, and dangerous girls twist...
Tomorrow, at sixteen, Connor will reveal his secret curse to the world and take his place as a guardian.
No, it's not the fact that his student army is pitiful compared to the competition. It's not even the spies infesting the school, the allies lining up to kill him, or even the fact that Shona's plans for him just keep getting worse.
It's what to do about all the secrets.
Conspiracies centuries in the making are beginning to unravel and truths about patronage, the unclaimed, and the very stones that fuel Petralist powers begin to emerge from their shadowy graves.
If he's not careful, Connor will get dumped back in those graves with them.
...
Connor has a problem.
No, it's not the fact that his student army is pitiful compared to the competition. It's not even the spies infesting ...
No, it's not the fact that his student army is pitiful compared to the competition. It's not even the spies infesting the school, the allies lining up to kill him, or even the fact that Shona's plans for him just keep getting worse.
It's what to do about all the secrets.
Conspiracies centuries in the making are beginning to unravel and truths about patronage, the unclaimed, and the very stones that fuel Petralist powers begin to emerge from their shadowy graves.
If he's not careful, Connor will get dumped back in those graves with them.
...
Connor has a problem.
No, it's not the fact that his student army is pitiful compared to the competition. It's not even the spies infesting ...
