In the heartland of the west, earth magic is rising; in the blood of a boy descended from ancient kings, a sorcerer's fire is igniting. As Graegor comes to know who he truly is and what destruction he can unleash, his self-control is tested by injustice, heresy, arrogance, love-and by the others like him. For he belongs to the next generation of power: nine new sorcerers, each possessing different strengths and shades of magic energy. With them come...