The Descendants of Magic

SynopsisMidnight,alwayssounearthlyandmysterious,iswhenallthemagic,bothinandoutofMidgard,beginstostir.ElizabethJordan,atwenty-one-year-oldcollegesenior,findsherselfstaringoutthewindowwhen,farabovethestarrynightsky,anunearthlycreatureglidestowardher.Atthatprecisemoment,allthehiddenmiraclesstarttoemerge,andthat’swhenElizabeth’smosthorriblenightmarebegins.Andallbeginwithanold,mysteriouslegendthatunfoldshertrueidentityamidstthechaos.Herjourneybeginswhenaspecialtaskisdeliveredtoherhousehold.Dangerousandspectacularadventuresawaitherinthedark,aquesttouncoverapowerfulsecretthatcouldaltertheveryfabricoffate.ThemysteriesofthenineworldsgovernedbyAsgardbegintounravel,whilethehiddentruthsofthetenthworld,shroudedbyOdin'ssecrecy,threatentoexposedarkflawsfromagespast.Elizabethneverimaginedthatthegatewaytothisconcealedtenthrealmwouldswingopenbymerechance,thatthedeadlytaskfromOdinwouldarriveoutoftheblue,anoraclefromApollowouldburstforth,draggingherintoaceremonywithgods,andintertwiningherfatewithHades'bloodthirstyhoundlurkinginthedepthsoftheUnderworld.ShefoundherselfonatreacherousjourneytouncoverthedarksecretsofOdin.Yet,theseadventuresarenotmerethrills;theycomeshroudedintreachery,hergiftsarenotgivenforhersakeasdangerlurksateverycornerherturn.Everything’sascam,andit’suptohertofindout.Still,againstallodds,shefightsagainstevilthroughoutherlife.AndElizabethremainsdeterminedtopiercetheenchantedveilofthiswonderlandanddiscoverthetruthshiddenwithin—ifshecansurvivethetumultofbetrayalandlossthatencirclesher.Whatawaitedherontheothersideoftheveilwasbeyondanythingshecouldimagine.Thetimeforanswersiscoming,andeverytickoftheclockbringsherclosertotheheartofthemystery.