Did I Just Get the Worst Spell at Wizard School?!
(2026)(The first book in the Pearl Academy series)
A novel by Andrew Karevik
The kingdom is losing its war. Across the realm, towering metal monstrosities advance unchecked, and only magic can stop them. Desperate for more wizards, the king begins drafting ordinary citizens into the legendary Pearl Academy, where students brave the vast Labyrinth beneath the school to recover the ancient Pearls of Power, mysterious artifacts that grant magical abilities.
Ian Lazarus has dreamed of becoming a wizard his entire life. This is his chance.
Then he receives his first Pearl.
No fireball. No lightning bolt. Just a single spell that creates an illusion.
Most students would call it the worst Pearl at the Academy. Ian intends to prove them wrong.
Between dangerous dungeon delves, magical duels, demanding professors, and ruthless rivals, Ian discovers that a simple illusion can become terrifyingly powerful in the hands of someone clever enough to use it.
But while students compete for Pearls and prestige, a darker mystery is unfolding. Professors are dying, secrets are buried beneath the Academy, and Ian may have stumbled into something far deadlier than the war outside its walls.
Genre: GameLit
Ian Lazarus has dreamed of becoming a wizard his entire life. This is his chance.
Then he receives his first Pearl.
No fireball. No lightning bolt. Just a single spell that creates an illusion.
Most students would call it the worst Pearl at the Academy. Ian intends to prove them wrong.
Between dangerous dungeon delves, magical duels, demanding professors, and ruthless rivals, Ian discovers that a simple illusion can become terrifyingly powerful in the hands of someone clever enough to use it.
But while students compete for Pearls and prestige, a darker mystery is unfolding. Professors are dying, secrets are buried beneath the Academy, and Ian may have stumbled into something far deadlier than the war outside its walls.
Genre: GameLit
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