Advent

"A drowning, a magician's curse, and a centuries-old secret. "1537. A man hurries through city streets in a gathering snowstorm, clutching a box in one hand. He is Johann Faust, the greatest magician of his age. The box he carries contains a mirror safeguarding a portion of his soul and a small ring containing all the magic in the world. Together, they comprise something unimaginably dangerous. London, the present day. Fifteen-year-old Gavin Stokes is boarding a train to the countryside to live with his aunt. His school and his parents can't cope with him and the things he sees, things they tell him don't really exist. At Pendurra, Gavin finds people who are like him, who see things too. They all make the same strange claim: magic exists, it's leaking back into our world, and it's bringing something terrible with it. First in an astonishingly imaginative fantasy trilogy, "Advent "describes how magic was lost to humanity, and how a fifteen-year-old boy discovers that its return is his inheritance. It begins in a world recognizably our own, and ends an extraordinarily long way from where it started--somewhere much bigger, stranger, and richer. Mystery,Young Adult,Azizex666,Science Fiction,Fantasy,Adult "For centuries it has been locked away. Lost beneath the sea. Warded from earth, air, water, fire, spirits, thought and sight. But now magic is rising to the world once more. And a boy called Gavin, who thinks only that he is a city kid with parents who hate him, and knows only that he sees things no one else will believe, is boarding a train, alone, to Cornwall. No one will be there to meet him."--Publisher description. For Centuries It Has Been Locked Away Lost Beneath The Sea Warded From Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Spirits, Thought And Sight. But Now Magic Is Rising To The World Once More. And A Boy Called Gavin, Who Thinks Only That He Is A City Kid With Parents Who Hate Him, And Knows Only That He Sees Things No One Else Will Believe, Is Boarding A Train, Alone, To Cornwall. When He Arrives, There Is No One There To Meet Him.