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Half-warlock Drac Johnson, who hasn't inherited all of the magical powers of his mother's family, enrolls at a special school for student film-makers, where he is cast as legendary horror star Rondo Orlac, the Shadow Man. After a series of misadventures, Drac discovers that he possesses a unique ability to manipulate light, and the school's headmaster, Professor Jules Lepre, realizes that he is a half-warlock with the potential to become the Shadow Man himself. The rest of the students, including those with supernatural abilities, are drawn to Drac and his newfound power, leading to unexpected alliances and challenges that test the boundaries of their sanity and reality.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Ellen Leroe
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