In an adrenaline-fueled, debut novel by Connor Pritchard, The Order of the Magi reveals the shrouded history behind the world's most ancient and ubiquitous symbols, and the gripping tale of the characters who seek to reveal its mysteries - a deck of playing cards will never appear the same. Isaac Alexander, a seventeen-year-old studying abroad in Gibraltar, is plagued by a recurring nightmare that threatens to push the boundaries of his sanity. Meanwhile, Isaac's parents - stationed in Morocco on a humanitarian aid mission - are suddenly taken hostage by unknown captors, but not before...