Rowan glimpses a dark future just ten years away. Unfortunately, he’s no powerful leader—just an orphan with an incredible talent for magic. Luckily, his potential won’t stay hidden forever. He joins Union Academy, which is filled with potential partners in the fight against dark magic… if only his teachers and classmates could understand magic theory on his level. But if Rowan can keep everyone focused, they might just stop their world from going up in flames.