The Black Mage: Apprentice
by Rachel E. Carter
She survived a trial year at the Academy, but that was the easy part… 16-year-old Ryiah is an apprentice of Combat, the most notorious faction of magic. When a classmate is killed in a rebel attack, the apprentices find themselves in the midst of unrest between Jerar and its northern neighbor, Caltoth. For Ryiah the conflict is bad enough, but is her biggest problem at home?