A Study in Ash

By Mr Zac Pender

To the one who seeks more than this world has given.

Rowan Vale has spent his life invisible. He is an orphan raised among dusty books and forgotten lore in the quiet town of Millbrook. He never expected to be noticed by anyone let alone the world's most elusive magical institution.

But when a black envelope sealed with a raven and a rose appears Rowan is summoned to Ravenhollow Academy. It is a place of shifting corridors and impossible architecture where students wield power as casually as they breathe.

Yet Ravenhollow is not merely a school. It is a hunting ground.

Drawn into the orbit of the charismatic and dangerous Silas Ravenswood Rowan is introduced to the Blood Pact. This secret society promises godlike power to those willing to pay the price. And Rowan possesses a rare and terrifying affinity for the Void which makes him the prize they have been waiting for.

As he delves deeper into forbidden alchemy and shadow magic Rowan finds himself torn between the intoxicating allure of belonging and the horrifying truth of the academy's foundations. The magic here isn't just taught. It is fed.

With a hole in reality threatening to tear the sky open and a secret history written in blood Rowan must decide what kind of wizard he wants to be. He can be the hero who saves the school or the monster who burns it all down.

Power has a price. And at Ravenhollow the currency is always blood.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GDTFK25J
• ISBN13: 9798242012707
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"