In a world of magic… which side do you choose?
Evil = be safe.
Good = be very unsafe.
It’s a dilemma 12 year old Avis Blackthorn faces.
He belongs to the most evil wizarding family in the seven magical kingdoms, the Blackthorns…
But Avis isn’t evil. Not one bit.
Bullied by his family, shunned by his peers, Avis gratefully heads off to magic school.
Enter the magical school of Hailing Hall. Where there are more magical mysteries and adventures than he could ever imagine…
The choice becomes all the more clear when Avis finds himself in a race against an evil force who has been coming into the school at night…
With the help of his new friends they must go beyond their magical limits and beat this evil man to the mystical Book of Names before it goes boom!
With help from unexpected places, Avis is going to accomplish more than he ever thought possible.
Oh and try not to die in the mean time.
Welcome to the world of magic…
Choose a side, good or bad.
The choice might just kill you.
Read now to discover why people are comparing this series to Harry Potter…"Avis Blackthorn is a series fantasy. If you like Harry Potter, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, The Sword in the Stone and The Magicians, then you’ll love a book that combines all of their best traits in a fast-paced, captivating, magical adventure…”
Good Wizard. Evil Family. Magic School. What could go wrong?
Avis Blackthorn's family is the most evil family in all of the Seven Magical Kingdoms. The problem? Avis isn't evil. Not one bit. His magical wizarding family will do anything to make Avis's life a misery. Even the horses that pull the flying carriages don't like him.
But he has a way out at last... “Hailing Hall School for Wizards,” a sanctuary, a place for good wizards, where he can make some nice, normal friends, learn magic and live a normal life, finally escaping the notoriety of the Blackthorn name... or so he thinks.
Come along with Avis as he tries desperately to prove he isn't evil like his family. And join his best friend Robin and accident prone Hunter, Avis's friends from the Outside — the same world as yours — as they discover Wizard's Spider Soap, the wizarding sport of Riptide and even ghosts that do the laundry!
But strange things are brewing and soon Avis finds himself at the centre of it. After spotting Malakai — the most evil Sorcerer ever — coming into the school in the dead of night. Avis wonders why? And why will no one believe him?
That's where the real adventure — humorous, haunting and mysterious — begins.
The mysterious, beautiful Tina might know why. When Avis and Robin spot her creeping round in the dead of night, she tells them about her quest...
Avis must uncover the gravest of mysteries with the help of Tina and Robin and finally prove once and for all, that he is a good wizard.
Avis has to make a big choice to make — his friends, or his family, and the choice... might just kill him.
