A book of magic and intrigue All Michael knows of his dad is that the night before his first birthday, he disappeared. That same night a local family was slaughtered and the murderer was never caught. Whether it was a coincidence or whether their fates were entwined, no-one knew. It remained unsolved. Fourteen years later, as Michael turns 15, a relative bearing a gift, changes the lives of Michael and his friends, Daniel and Hazel. No longer the victim of bullies and poverty, Michael is catapulted ubti a world of castles and magic. Yet all isn't well. Behind a façade of smiles, looms threats, plots and treason. Michael, Daniel and Hazel, away from home, find their existence threatened. Yet who should they trust and how can they survive?