For hundreds of years, the insidious Ravagers have mysteriously appeared in the Five Realms and destroyed everything in their path, then just as mysteriously vanished. This time, King Jeffries summons Wone, the legendary magician, and demands that he determine how they can be stopped once and for all. Can Wone unravel the mystery of the Ravagers before it's too late?
Magic, when properly used, can be traceless. But when Celest is subjected to a cruel hazing ritual in her first week at the Magician Academy, her resourcefulness and eclectic training become more than her anonymous nemesis bargained for. As she plans her revenge, she is approached by the charming and enigmatic Janis, kingpin of the Academy’s underworld, with an offer she can’t refuse.
Can Celest survive the arduous training, budding rivalries, and watchful eyes of the Academy? And as she grows into her power, just what kind of mark will she leave on the Five Realms?
Bookkeeper at nine, Seneschal at fourteen, and now a fourth-order magician at twenty, Celest is extraordinary by any measure. After three hard years at the Magician Academy, she has finally caught up with her classes, survived a harrowing mission assignment, and risen to the top of the school’s black-market potions operation. With friends, an adventuring party, and a secret crush, her life is more peaceful than it’s ever been.
But trouble is brewing in the Five Realms. Celest’s discovery of the Zarba, the alien race whose experiments enhanced her magical abilities beyond reckoning, has left her with more questions than answers. Why have they done this to her? How many others have been enhanced? And what is the Hive Mind’s ultimate goal?
As the threat of war looms on the horizon, some see Celest’s growing power as a tool for their own advancement; others believe she is the harbinger of a being destined to destroy the world. Under the silent watch of the Magician Council, the Zarba, and agents yet unknown, Celest the Magician will unlock her full potential – but can she learn to control it before darker forces control her?
