Mike Wood's Ordinary Life

Mike Wood is a teenager at a decidedly unprestigious Catholic school in Manhattan, accustomed to solving problems using brawn rather than brains.

The Mysterious Book

One day, his nerdy classmate Hob Callahan persuades him to read a mysterious old book of unknown authorship, The Calendar of Slights. On the face of things, the book is a guide to performing clever card tricks; but in fact, it is a test for recruiting new members to join a secret cell of radical magicians.

The Hidden World Unveiled

Amazingly, Mike passes with flying colours unlocking not only his potential magic powers - but also the door to New York City''s vast and hidden underground network of warlocks, sorcerers and mages.

Mike's New Role

Here, with Hob as his unlikely guide, Mike''s role as a steadfast soldier begins. For there is a war being waged. A war between rivaling factions of magicians that has spanned the ages. A clandestine war against the establishment: a war against The Assholes.