Keller Poverum always wanted to be the one who saves the day. He never expected a school trip change everything. Princirum, the magical island Keller's obsessed over, is his home, and Keller is one of the Favored.
At Aretatz, Princirum’s hidden magic school, everyone else controls their magic with ease. Keller can’t. His air magic erupts out of him at the worst possible moments. Overnight, he becomes the unstable outsider everyone whispers about, always one mistake away from disaster. With help from two unlikely friends, he manages to find a place on the t’quall field, where teamwork matters more than raw power.
But when four dangerous Favored escape prison, preaching Favored dominance and magic without restraint, Keller must face the kind of heroes he used to admire—and who now leave a trail of destruction in their wake.
Keller dreamed of living in a world of heroes. Now he must learn what being one costs—before his power turns him into something else.