MAGIC IS A CON GAME. Kellen is moments aw ay from facing his first mage's duel and the start of four trials that w ill make him a spellcaster. There's just one problem: his magic is gone. As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Kellen falls back on his cunning in a bid to avoid total disgrace. But w hen a daring stranger arrives in tow n, she challenges Kellen to take a different path. Ferius Parfax is one of the mysterious Argosi - a traveller w ho lives by her w its and the three decks of cards she carries. She's difficult and unpredictable, but she may be Kellen's only hope...

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Sebastien De Castell
Sebastien de Castell had just finished a degree in Archaeology when he started work on his first dig. Four hours later he realized how much he actually hated archaeology and left to pursue a very focused career as a musician, ombudsman, interaction designer, fight choreographer, teacher, project manager, actor, and product strategist. He sternly resists the accusation of being a Renaissance Man in the hopes that more people will label him that way.