A diabolical plot contrived by three sorcerers begins to unravel on the island of Kevlon when CasKae, a Woodland Faer, escapes an orb of light, one of hundreds conjured to enable the sorcerers to feed off Faer magic. CasKae flees to Cambrius with other escapees, where seven Magi are the only hope of saving the entombed kingdoms and stopping the sorcerers. On the isle of Cambrius, twenty-one-year-old Magus Reddak Locc believes the only challenges in his future are discovering the cause of his father's death, winning the respect of the other six "ancient" Magi, and capturing errant leader...

The sorceress Queen Magmarinan is destroying the Kingdom of Grenwyn in her search for a fire emerald. Adult villagers have either been enslaved to work the mines or have vanished without a trace. More disturbing are all the missing children. Six manage to escape, their ages from eight to seventeen. In the weeks to come, they go from starving to mysteriously gaining individual magical powers. Their first ally is a dragon, who will fight to his death to protect his young wards. When word spreads of the children's abilities, hundreds seek their protection against the queen and her soldiers. But...