Conn is a thief and a pickpocket and a lockpick. One dark night, as he lurks in a bitterly cold alleyway, he spots a likely victim and sneakily reaches into the old man's pocket. What he finds is odd, and it should have killed him, ... but it didn't. So the old man, Nevery Flinglas, a wizard, takes him on as an apprentice.
It's dark times in the city of Wellmet. The level of magic seems to be getting extremely low. What could be causing the magic the city needs to survive in every way to disappear?
Though banished for the past 20 years, Nevery has now been brought back to discover what is happening. He will rely on Conn, a boy of great self-reliance and a quick mind, though little education. Conn, a character of refreshing authenticity, finds himself capable of amazing things and destined for more than he ever imagined.
Ages 8-12 440 pages 978-0061375903
