

- Fiction, Magic, Wizards, Identity
After learning about his magical ancestry and his own warrior powers, sixteen-year-old Jack embarks on a training program to fight enemy wizards.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- Author
- Cinda Williams Chima
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 426
- Publisher
- Paw Prints, Hyperion Books for Children, Hyperion
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781423136194
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Cinda Williams Chima writes fantasy for teens of all ages, including the Shattered Realms, Seven Realms, and Heir Chronicles series. Her critically acclaimed books have appeared on numerous state awards lists. She lives in North Carolina and is always working on her next novel. (Chima, "Children of Ragnarok", 2022)
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