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House of Ravens
A Young Adult Fantasy Novel by Jenny Sandiford
Prequel to the The Shadow Atlas Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Magic Academy,
- Dark Fantasy,
- Coming of Age
This book is for you if you're into...
- Magic academy politics where power costs your soul
- Rare deadly abilities that turn you into a weapon
- Dark coming-of-age stories with impossible family choices
Welcome to the Rook, a Shadow Magic academy where the price of power is your humanity…
Sixteen-year-old Torin will be a shadow mage; it's his destiny. But when he discovers his father's legacy is built on lies and innocent blood, Torin's eyes are opened to a dark new reality. And he wants no part of it.
But, in a cruel twist of fate, Torin manifests a rare Shadow Magic power—killing with the touch of his hand—and becomes a pawn for his father's vengeance.
With blood on his hands and a future paved with death, Torin must make a choice—betray his father and do what is right, or take on his dark legacy and become the monster he's been running from…
House of Ravens is a dark, coming-of-age magic academy fantasy and the gripping prequel to The Shadow Atlas trilogy.
Step into the secretive world of Shadow Magic today…
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