With his body and soul in constant jeopardy,
with the true death always beckoning, Aubrey Fitzwilliam realises
that the answer is simple – give up magic. Without the
strain that magic causes, survival would be much easier.
But can he do it?
While grappling with this dilemma Aubrey has
other headaches: the demands of starting university life,
doing some part time espionage work, researching ancient languages,
mysterious underground threats and coping with the possible
return of his nemesis, Dr Mordecai Tremaine. Aubrey is pulled
every whichway in a world where international tensions are
near boiling-point.
