âPerfect for fans of Rick Riordan.â âBooklist
When long-dead magical creatures are discovered all around the world, each buried with a book of magic, only children can unlock the dangerous power of the books in this start to an âimaginative and excitingâ (Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author) series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Story Thieves!
Thirteen years ago, books of magic were discovered in various sites around the world alongside the bones of dragons. Only those born after âDiscovery Dayâ have the power to use the magic.
Now, on a vacation to Washington, DC, Fort Fitzgeraldâs father is lost when a giant creature bursts through the earth, attacking the city. Fort is devastated, until an opportunity for justice arrives six months later, when a man named Dr. Opps invites Fort to a government-run school, the Oppenheimer School, to learn magic from those same books.
But lifeâs no easier at the school, where secrets abound. What does Jia, Fortâs tutor, know about the attacks? Why does Rachel, master of destructive magic, think Fort is out to destroy the school? And why is Fort seeing memories of an expelled girl every time he goes to sleep? If Fort doesnât find out whatâs hiding within the Oppenheimer School, more attacks will come, and this time, nothing will stop them!