Galdur Academy: Secrets in the Blood (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798272546098)

Galdur Academy is a school deep in denial about the rise of magic fueled by pain. Blood mages are believed to be long-gone relics, and the masters refuse to tolerate even a whisper of their return.

Inyin's final examination should have been a triumph-until his girlfriend is expelled for unsanctioned magic, and none of his closest friends will defend her. When he takes on a new student, he realizes that the academy's denial may be as deadly as the blood mages themselves.

Orrey, a miller's son with family secrets even he doesn't know, becomes Inyin's apprentice. When the order of blood mages targets him, Inyin takes charge of the boy's safety. But as official denial meets enemies skilled in deception, keeping Orrey alive becomes nearly impossible.

Forced to look beyond the academy for help, Inyin and Orrey turn to an unlikely band of rebels: a devoted oblate of Mertina, a wizened expelled wizard, and a cantankerous shield mage. Together, they must confront an academy filled with wizards who are ineffectual at best and openly malevolent at worst.

As the blood mages begin their return, Inyin and Orrey's lives-and the fate of Galdur Academy-hang in the balance.

Fans of The Name of the Wind and The Magicians will feel right at home in Galdur Academy: Secrets in the Blood.