In a small cottage deep in the woods of Cartenia, Javen holds his grandmother's broken body after she is murdered; he is suddenly alone. Even as he swears to destroy the Malcasters who killed her, he is subdued and whisked from his home. As Javen frantically seeks an escape, he wonders what anyone would want with an ordinary thirteen year old boy. His confusion only increases as he becomes involved with a group of unusual people, and meets Mobsby, Ravel and Yoreck, three equally peculiar friends who manage to keep his life unpredictable.But, a hidden background of betrayal and pain await his discovery as well, which will jeopardize his future and the future of his new friends; in the end, none will be unaffected.
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