Abandoned by his family ... trapped in a house of shadows ... destined for more than 7th grade math. Arthur Paladin doesn't fit in. Not at home with the ultra-strict grandmother who had to raise him after his mother died and his dad disappeared. And not at school where the teachers think he's trouble and the other kids think he's a freak. But every night he dreams about learning amazing things, the sort of things you need to know to save the world. Then Arthur finds out his grandmother may send him to military school, which leads to a fight with his "perfect" cousin, which leads to the...

Arthur and Morgan must free the Manse from shadow before it dies, taking them and the secrets of Arthur's past out with it. Arthur Paladin's parents were murdered by the forces of Entropy. Now Arthur, as the next Multiversal Paladin, must fight those forces and bring the light and hope of Aetheria wherever darkness has taken hold. At least, that's what Arthur and Morgan Apple, his first and only official companion, have been told. The first step in their new mission isn't an easy one. They must destroy the shades infesting the Manse and the warlock controlling them. With the task half done,...