Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;Timothy has great potential for powerand#8212;no magic necessaryand#8212;in this start to an action-packed fantasy series from two andlt;Iandgt;New York Times andlt;/Iandgt;bestselling authors.andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In Timothyand#8217;s world, everyone has magical powers. Except him. He has spent his entire life as an outcast hidden on a remote island. When he is finally taken back to the city of his birth, Timothy is fascinated by the current of magic that fuels the world and mesmerized by the buildings and orbs that hang weightlessly in the sky. But he is also marked for death.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Assassins are watching his every move, and some very powerful people want him destroyed. Timothy canand#8217;t imagine what threat he could possibly pose; after all, he wields no power in this world. Or does he?andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;This first book in the Magic Zero quartet, originally known as the Outcast series, features a refreshed cover and an unforgettable adventure.
Synopsis
Timothy has great potential for power--no magic necessary--in this start to an action-packed fantasy series from two New York Times bestselling authors.
In Timothy's world, everyone has magical powers. Except him. He has spent his entire life as an outcast hidden on a remote island. When he is finally taken back to the city of his birth, Timothy is fascinated by the current of magic that fuels the world and mesmerized by the buildings and orbs that hang weightlessly in the sky. But he is also marked for death.
Assassins are watching his every move, and some very powerful people want him destroyed. Timothy can't imagine what threat he could possibly pose; after all, he wields no power in this world. Or does he?
This first book in the Magic Zero quartet, originally known as the Outcast series, features a refreshed cover and an unforgettable adventure.
About the Author
Christopher Golden is the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author of novels for adults and younger readers. In addition to the Magic Zero quartet, his YA fiction includes andlt;iandgt;Poison Inkandlt;/iandgt; and both the Prowlers series and the Body of Evidence series of teen thrillers, several of which have appeared on the YALSA Best Books for Young Readers list. His current work-in-progress is andlt;iandgt;Cemetery Girlandlt;/iandgt;, a graphic novel trilogy collaboration with Charlaine Harris. He has cowritten three illustrated novels with Mike Mignola, the first of which, andlt;iandgt;Baltimoreandlt;/iandgt;, or andlt;iandgt;The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampireandlt;/iandgt;, was the launching pad for the Eisner-nominated, andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling comic book series Baltimore. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies andlt;iandgt;The New Deadandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Monsterandrsquo;s Cornerandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;21st Century Deadandlt;/iandgt;, among others, and has also written and cowritten video games, screenplays, and a network television pilot. His original novels have been published in more than fourteen languages in countries around the world.