Life can't get much better for Sam Lock. Popular, good-looking, and with a future as a professional football player. every guy at Stanton High School wishes he were Sam. That is, until his championship football game, when Sam accidentally links with an ancient source of energy known as the Veil and reveals his potential to become a powerful sorcerer. Sam is whisked off to Atlas Crown, a community of sorcerers who utilize the Veil as a part of everyday life. Once there, he trains beside a mute boy who speaks through music, an eternal sage who's the eyes and ears of the Veil, and a beautiful girl who's pretty sure Sam's an idiot. As it becomes clear Sam's meant for power magic-the most feared and misunderstood form of sorcery-people beyond Atlas Crown learn of his dangerous potential. An exiled group of power sorcerers are eager to recruit Sam, believing that he is destined to help them achieve their long-held goal. If they succeed, they could bring about the downfall of not only Atlas Crown. but all humankind.
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~Author Michelle Pickett
"A funny, imaginative, and delightful read!"
~Author Kate Kaynak
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Author Daniel A. Cohen
Daniel A. Cohen was just your average business student. Microeconomics, finance, marketing… you name it, he had to do a PowerPoint presentation on it. One dark and stormy night, he was bitten by the radioactive realization that memorizing business jargon could possibly be the most boring activity known to man.
After gaining eagle-eye vision, abs that could grate cheese, and a talent for imagining things (including his cheese-grating abs), he wrote his first novel and began his epic battle against the formidable business jargon. He continues to fight the good fight by playing saxophone and writing YA fantasy, forever hoping his Veil trilogy will help inspire others to join his cause.
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MAGIC FAQ
+ A SHORT LESSON FROM BARIV THE CONDUIT
Congratulations! You can do magic!
Here’s what you need to know about your exciting new ability:
Q: WHAT IS MAGIC? AND WHY CAN I DO IT?
This
can be a very thrilling, confusing, and even frightening time for a young
sorcerer, so let’s start with the basics. Magic is just another way
of saying, “Connecting with the Veil.” As you may already know, the Veil is an
ancient energy that lies all around us that some fortunate few (YOU!) can even
use.
The
Veil gives the sorcerer communities everything we need to survive. The more the
Veil is used, the more She gives us. All sort of wonderful plants, animals,
food, clothing, and shelter… they’re all there, waiting to spring forth.
There
is no conclusive evidence explaining why some people can use the Veil and some
people cannot. Some speculate it’s genetic, while others believe it’s
spiritual. Alas, we will probably never be sure, so just be thankful that you
are one of the lucky ones.
Q: HOW DO I DO MAGIC?
There
are two methods of doing magic: A “grip” and a “drape”
A Grip: Connecting with the Veil to perform a
specific feat.
A Drape: Essentially it’s wrapping the Veil
around an object to give it extraordinary properties.
As
you may have seen from the older sorcerers in your magical community, we use
something called a “Second-Skin” to access the Veil. A second-skin
is a covering for your hand that allows you to grip the Veil.
Second-skins must be made from materials that have sprung from
the Veil in order to work. One of the first things that you will be instructed
to do is create your own second-skin in order to create the deepest connection.
You can use anything from dried aansi leaves to the bark from a zigzag tree,
just know that attempting to do magic that is beyond your reach with
break your second-skin.
Q: HOW SOON WILL I BECOME A MASTER SORCERER?
Whoa
there! Don’t get ahead of yourself. Magic is extremely difficult and
it’s going to take some time for you to become proficient at it. You have a magnificent,
bumpy road ahead of you.
Q: BUT WHO IS GOING TO TEACH ME?
The
sorcerer community doesn’t take your new ability lightly. We will provide you
with the finest teachers available. Train hard enough and you might even get to
be in Rona’s group (but don’t get your hopes up)!!! You will be matched up by
your skill level and organized by the type of magic you’ll be
pursuing.
Q: IS MAGIC DANGEROUS?
It
can be if used wrong. To avoid causing unnecessary pain, make sure you study
hard, respect your clan elders, and eat your vegetables.
Q: VEGETABLES?
Yes,
vegetables.
Q: WILL I HAVE TO LEAVE MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY?
For
a short time, yes. Whether you’re from the flathand (those who can’t grip the
Veil) world or a magical community, you will be brought to Atlas Crown to study
with Bariv. Bariv is the conduit to the Veil, and he will be the first—and
probably the most influential—teacher you will have. After learning about your
ability from Bariv, you will have the choice of returning home or staying in
Atlas Crown.
*Special
note for those who come from the flathand world. In the rare occurrence that
you choose to return to the non-magicworld, you will be draped with the
inability to speak of our world or perform magic outside of a magical
community. Sorry. The good news is that if you choose to join a magical
community, your immediate family will be invited to come with you and will be
provided for.
NOW TAKE A SEAT AND ENJOY A QUICK LESSON FROM BARIV ON THE THREE
DISCIPLINES OF MAGIC
Welcome. Please have a seat. Before you are three second-skins
that I have created for choosing purposes. As you may already know, there are
three disciplines of magic that come from the Veil.
First, there are natural magics, which are best gripped with the
aid of plants. The green second-skin is made from the leaf of the grampith
tree.
Natural magics are very useful. They feed, they clothe, they
help us interact with the world around us. We would not survive without them.
Nature is dough and you shape it to your desires—if you are skilled enough.
Mountains can be leveled and water can fall upwards. Nature’s secrets will
whisk you away to another plane where you can realize the awe-inspiring
connections we hold with the world around us.
Next, there are the mystical magics. The metal second-skin you
see on the left was mined from beneath Grus’ pass and made from
silver-palladium mixed by my own hand. A mystical sorcerer would use this
second-skin. The mystical magics keep true to their namesake. Even I don’t
fully understand all that can be accomplished with this, and I have been close
to the Veil for a very long time. Those who excel at the mystical arts can
reach into the deepest, darkest parts of the mind and cast dreams into reality.
They can navigate the vast and powerful river of time. Reap gold out of metals
like a glorious harvest. Harness fear, and ride on its back until it tires.
And last… there is the second-skin made from the hide of
Sectus remisican, the skull-wolf. This is a tool of power magics. These tools
work best if taken forcibly. In Atlas Crown, we do not kill when we do not have
to; however, in this particular case we had to. The power sect is a dangerous
one, yet it brings with it the ability to forge oneself into the greatest ruler
and purveyor of dominance. Authority is a given. Supremacy is taken. The true
power sect is scarcely found here. Those who have chosen it, or rather have
been chosen, usually take the road down another path, a false path that can
only lead to death and misery. However, when applied for good, the power sect
can be the most useful of them all. An iron body has no need for a suit. That
is what the Veil is at Her heart. She is power. She holds possibilities so
grand, we can never understand, only observe.
Now why don’t you try one on?
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