His magic flows from his heart, wild and unstoppable, and it’s going to make him a hero. For centuries, the gifted Varendar family have served as guardians, holding back the darkness surrounding their sacred island. Sagis is seventeen, and it’s finally his turn. He only needs to accomplish one heroic deed to earn his place.

 When an empire invades, he seizes his chance to prove himself, but his first mission backfires. The empire steals his magic and captures his family, and the island falls under siege. Human and weaponless, Sagis will pay any price to rekindle his fire and serve justice on the empire. But his vengeance could destroy everything he’s fighting to save. As the darkness closes in on them all, he’ll have to save his enemies and become the hero he always dreamed he could be.