Synopsis

TransportedintoaworldwherejustaboutanybodycanreceivetheprestigioustitleofMage,Morganaisequallybaffledandoutraged.Shespentthebetterpartoftwenty-twoyearsholedupinalcoves,poringoverspellformulaeandmemorizingtheforty-threePrimaryAstolianParadigms,allfortheopportunitytostudyattheIvoryInstituteandgainaccesstothoseprimordial,inscrutablepowers.Andhere,they'redroppedintopeople'slaps?Ridiculous.

Morganadoesn'tknowhowshe'sarrivedhere,whyeveryoneissobone-headedlyignoranttothefundamentalsofmagic,andespeciallywhatthisstrange'System'is,coddlingeven'archmages'withthesimplestofspellconstructions,butshe'sgoingtofindout.

Inthemeantime,there'splentyoffascinatingthingstostudy.Dungeons,artifacts,classes,skills,andspells—allobviouslycreatedbysomeGrandArchitectusingalanguagethat,apparently,onlyMorganaisfamiliarwith.Beyondgaininginsightsintothearcane,whichshe'sdevotedherlifetodecoding,theremightbesomethingincredibletogleaninsidealltheseexpertlyhiddenmechanisms.

Somethingbiggerthanshecouldimagine.