With The Hound of Rowan, Henry H. Neff launches a scintillating series featuring ancient lore and a young boy thrust into a world of unimaginable possibility. Max McDaniels is visiting an art museum with his dad when he spies a mysterious Celtic tapestry-and is soon visited by a Recruiter who wants to whisk Max away to the fantastical Rowan Academy. "Max's intelligence and good-hearted nature give the story a solid emotional core even as the surprising twists and turns keep the pages turning."-VOYA