This imaginative new fantasy will charm fans of the Ranger’s Apprentice and Rick Riordan.
Denizen Hardwick is an orphan, and his life is, well, normal. Sure, in
storybooks orphans are rescued from drudgery when they discover they are a wizard or a warrior or a prophesized king. But this is real
life — orphans are just kids without parents. At least that’s what Denizen thought...
On a particularly dark night, the gates of
Crosscaper Orphanage open to a car that almost growls with power. The
car and the man in it retrieve Denizen with the promise of introducing
him to a long-lost aunt. But on the ride into the city, they are
attacked. Denizen soon learns that monsters can grow out of the shadows. And there is an ancient order of knights who keep them at bay. Denizen
has a unique connection to these knights, but everything they tell him
feels like a half-truth. If Denizen joins the order, is he fulfilling
his destiny, or turning his back on everything his family did to keep
him alive?