Nightwalker

By **K. V. Johansen

Booktalk**

When Maurey's guardian dies, he is suddenly demoted from being a student at Fowler College to a servant. He becomes even more of a target for the taunts, jeers and punches of his former classmates. They have always been leery of him because he doesn’t have the same blond hair and blue eyes that they do. Instead, his black eyes and hair resemble those of the legendary sorcerers who once lived on the island, the Nightwalkers. One evening, Chancellor Holden confronts him in the dark tunnels that run under the city and it is discovered that he is indeed a descendant of those sorcerers. He is imprisoned in the dungeon and is sentenced to be burned alive. An unexpected friend rescues him and they both flee to Talverdin, the Nightwalker's hidden kingdom. The journey is filled with perils both real and magical made even more dangerous because the discovery of Maurey's identity has put the whole kingdom in danger. This is one of those books that readers don't want to end. I can't wait to read Book 2 in the series.