Outcasts of the Darkstone Academy

Dark fantasy—at a dark time of year. The best magic academy gathers the most amazing class possible! You can’t resist an unusual, dramatic story full of battles and love.

The Empire is preparing for war, and, as they say, someone has to be sacrificed… Now, in the best magic academy Darkstone, a course has been assembled of thieves, mercenaries, and all kinds of criminal rabble from the capital.

We didn’t want to be here. We were brought by force. Our methods are far from “approved,” and our skills have nothing to do with the lawful way of fighting. And who could have thought that only the knowledge gained in the city slums would help us survive the academic year in the ideal society of law-abiding adepts?.. Not just survive, but unravel a knot of intrigues, solve the mystery of the prisoner of the Black Tower, and, not more or less, uncover an assassination attempt on His Majesty the Emperor of the Midworld!

1. An epic showdown between well-heeled adepts and bold newcomers with a criminal past

2. There are so many charming villains in this story that it’s off the charts!

3. The action takes place in a world where magic is slowly dying out.

4. The main heroine stings enemies with an acerbic tongue or hits them with a stick. But, for some reason, fans aren’t scared off.

5. There are so many secrets in the book that only Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock wouldn’t get confused. The author believes in him :) But if anything—help is available with the second part of the дилогия!