journey to the magical world of erthia in this exciting prequel to the black witch by critically acclaimed author laurie forestbefore elloren gardner came to possess the wand of myth the wand was drawn to another bearer sagellyn gaffney sages affinity for light magery a rare skill among gardnerians makes her the perfect protector for the one tool that can combat the shadows spreading across erthia but in order to keep the wand safe from the demonic forces hunting for it sage must abandon everything she once knew and forge a new path for herselfa dangerous course that could lead to either triumph or utter ruin