A fresh and exciting twist on magical boarding schools, the well-loved Chosen One trope, and the nature of true heroismfrom the author of The Language of Ghosts and Ember and the Ice Dragons. Perfect for fans of middle grade fantasies including the Serafina series by Robert Beatty and Neil Gaiman's Coraline.Twelve-year-old Autumn Malog is a servant at the enchanting Inglenook School, where young magicians study to become the kings future monster-hunters. Along with her Gran and three too many older brothers, she works as a beastkeeper, tending to Inglenooks menagerie of terrifying monsters.But when she isnt mucking out the wyvern stalls or coaxing the resident boggart to behave, Autumn searches for clues about her twin brothers mysterious disappearance. Everyone else thinks he was devoured by the feared Hollow Dragon, but Autumn is convinced shes heardand glimpsedhim calling to her from within the castle walls. But who will believe a lowly servant?So when Cai Morrigan, the Chosen One prophesied to one day destroy the Hollow Dragon, comes to her for help, Autumn agrees on one condition: Together, theyll search for her brother and uncover the dark truth at the heart of enchanting Inglenook School once and for all.
