“Jinx’s Magic” is the second book of the Jinx trilogy, about the apprentice of a wizard named Simon. Jinx must fight mermaids, meet elves, make friends with a werewolf, and try to understand what he himself has in common with the wizard Costoprav. Deadly dangerous searches for answers take Jinx to the desert lands of Samarra, where, according to Simon, he may be able to find ancient magic needed to defeat Costoprav, unite the residents of Urvald, and save the magical forest. But Jinx finds himself at the heart of an age-old conspiracy… Separation from friends, Simon’s and his wife Sophia’s disappearance only make everything harder.