Sorcery for Beginners

By Matt Harry, Juliane Crump (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the Codex Arcanum series

A boy's spell ignites a battle against a secret society bent on controlling magic's return.

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400 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Thirteen-year-old Owen Macready stumbles into a hidden world of magic when he uses sorcery against a bully. His actions draw the attention of a ruthless millionaire and a secret society determined to control magic's resurgence. As Owen navigates this dangerous new reality, he must decide if he can wield the power of sorcery to change the world or if it will consume him. With ancient secrets and modern threats colliding, Owen's choices could alter history forever. Can he master the arcane arts before it's too late?

From the publisher

Five-hundred years ago, sorcery began to fade from the world. As technology prevailed, combustion engines and computers replaced enchanted plows and spell books. Real magicians were hunted almost to extinction. Science became the primary system of belief, and the secrets of spell-casting were forgotten. That is … until now. Sorcery for Beginners is no fantasy or fairy tale. Written by arcane arts preservationist and elite mage Euphemia Whitmore (along with her ordinary civilian aide Matt Harry), this book is a how-to manual for returning magic to an uninspired world. It’s also the story of Owen Macready, a seemingly average 13-year-old who finds himself drawn into a centuries-long war when he uses sorcery to take on a school bully. Owen’s spell casting attracts the attention of a ruthless millionaire and a secret society of anti-magic mercenaries, all of whom wish to use Sorcery for Beginners to alter the course of world history forever.

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