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Oakhurst Academy is a boarding school for orphaned children who are future magicians. After a wave of magical attacks threatens the campus, a suspicious alumnus is brought in to safeguard the school and begin training the students for war.
The story combines supernatural elements with the setting of a private school, and follows the experiences of orphaned students as they learn to defend themselves and prepare for conflict.
Readers will encounter themes of magic, school life, and sheltered combat, all set within a narrative that blends supernatural fiction with juvenile storytelling.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Mercedes Lackey
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