by Jake Kerr
"What?" Raef looked down at his body and back up. "Oh. I was going to stop when I was done, but I keep uncovering things." Raef's eyes lit up. "You will not believe what I've discovered!"
Ralan walked over and sat at the large table. It was covered in books. "Well, you've been mighty secretive lately."
"I just didn't want to give you pieces. Tell you a tantalizing bit, and then have you asked me questions I couldn't answer. But I have a good grasp of our guild's history now."
"That's wonderful. So tell me something I didn't know."
Raef pointed to Ralan's ring with the seal of the Guildmaster Thief, then he pointed to a drawing in book to his side. "Look familiar?"
Ralan looked at the drawing. "Yes. That is my seal, but why is it red?"
Raef smiled. "Because is is the seal of the Magic Guild."
Ralan looked at his ring. "But my seal is black."
"That's because you haven't taken your rightful place yet. That seal has been laying dormant for centuries."
"What are you talking about?" Ralan asked, somewhat exasperated at Raef talking in clues.
"It is the seal of the Magic Guild." Raef smiled. "And it will blaze red when speak the oath of the Guildmaster Magic."
END OF BOOK TWO
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Cross Indiana Jones and Harry Potter and you have this World War 2 action adventure fantasy
New York. 1938. Living in the quiet apartment of his overprotective grandfather, fourteen-year-old Tommy Black knows little about a world on the brink of war. But when he and his grandfather are attacked by ominous shadow creatures on a Saturday afternoon walk, Tommy learns not just about the trouble in Europe, but that magic exists, his grandfather is a great Archmage, and he is heir to his grandfather's magical staff —a staff he has no idea how to control.
With his grandfather captured, Tommy barely escapes with his family's magic staff. Desperately trying to figure out to use the staff, Tommy learns what he can as he and family friend Mister Ali fight golems, shadow creatures, magicians, and Djinn on their way to the world's center of magic —the great Citadel of London. But it's when escaping on an enchanted train that Tommy faces his biggest challenge: The beautiful and wild young magician Naomi, whose talent with magic is only rivaled by her ability to insult Tommy in creative ways.
With the world seemingly arrayed against him, can Tommy discover the secret of the Staff of Light in time to save his grandfather?
For fans of young heroes struggling to discover their role in a familiar yet mysterious new world, Tommy Black evokes Harry Potter and Percy Jackson only with the twentieth century backdrop of a world hurtling toward World War Two.
"Jake Kerr has told an exciting coming-of-age tale that asks serious ethical questions about the costs of magic. This is a world that will stay with the reader long after the last page." Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy award winning author Ken Liu
"I read a lot and I read a lot of magic stories. It is very cool when I come across something very different. This is an amazing book. I was really blown away by the story. Mr. Kerr has created a unique world of magic." This Kid Reviews Books
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About the author
After fifteen years as a music industry journalist Jake Kerr's first published story, "The Old Equations," was nominated for the Nebula Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America and was shortlisted for the Theodore Sturgeon and StorySouth Million Writers awards. His stories have subsequently been published in magazines across the world, broadcast in multiple podcasts, and been published in multiple anthologies and year's best collections. He is also the author of the Guildmaster Thief epic fantasy series and the Tommy Black kids historical fantasy series.
A graduate of Kenyon College, Kerr studied fiction under Ursula K. Le Guin and Peruvian playwright Alonso Alegria. He lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife and three daughters.
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