Kellen’s heart is filled with anxiety as he waits for his sixteenth birthday, because very soon he will have to pass a test to become a Spellmaker. But there’s one catch: his magical power no longer works. And if Kellen doesn’t urgently find a way to awaken it, he’ll have to either go into exile or become a slave in his own home.
Getting magic back isn’t easy, and the young man risks everything—even his life. But when a mysterious page, Ferius Perfex, appears beside him, with a heap of fiery hair and knowledge of a special ancient-card magic, the world finally falls apart for good. The brave girl helps Kellen see another path. Now he must either accept the terrifying fate of a servant—or finally believe the unusual girl.