by Holly Black
First published 2017
Call Hunt sits in a Magisterium prison cell, branded as one of the school's most dangerous students. A generation earlier, Constantine Madden nearly accomplished what no magician had done before: resurrecting the dead. He failed at that goal but succeeded at something else. He found a method to preserve his own life within a child's body. That child was Call Hunt. Now everyone believes Call caused a terrible death and threatens to start a war. Guards interrogate him repeatedly. They want to understand Constantine's schemes and how the dead magician continues to exist. Call cannot give them answers because he lacks this knowledge himself. Then allies help him escape from his cell. Freedom brings unexpected revelations about Constantine's true intentions. Call suddenly possesses the complete scope of the dead magician's power. He must choose how to use abilities he never wanted. The decision will determine not just his own fate but the balance between the living world and the realm of the dead.
Genres: mystery, fantasy, young-adult, paranormal
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family
Setting: Magisterium
Period: a generation earlier
232 pages · Hardcover · Scholastic Press
Content warnings: death, violence