"In the year since the Whisperer s attack, I ve been busting my hump to become my best wizard, like my father. Now I m ready for a test. When a dark mage starts planting infernal bags around New York City, I get my wish. Like time bombs, the bags detonate without warning, spawning demonic beings that rip the souls of innocents from their bodies. And the attacks are accelerating. Meanwhile, a new wizard has come to town. A recent addition to the Order, Pierce is everything I m not: refined, self-assured, and adept at magic. He even has Detective Vega blushing. If riling my resentment wasn t enough, he s trying to shoulder me out of my own case, stoking my suspicions. With the race to stop the dark mage growing more desperate by the minute, I need to prove that I m the wizard to get it done not Pierce. And without relying on my luck quotient. That saying about being careful what you wish for? It s there for a reason." -- Amazon.com.