december_melodies
It hasn't exactly been Mikah Weller's year. Then again, it hasn't been his year for many years now. He's a mediocre squire at best, who struggles beneath the overwhelming expectation of his father and the sharp disapproval of his mentor. His best friend, Lukas, excels everywhere Mikah ought to: swordcraft, physical prowess and girls. His other best friend, Dustonn, is seldom lost among his studies these days. And as for his dearest friend of all: sweet Wyll, whom Mikah has known his entire life? Distance has grown between them, and Mikah is certain there is something his oldest friend is keeping hidden from him.
But it isn't just the trivial worries of the teenage world that plague Mikah. The land of Indinor is threatened by a hidden enemy, the city of Hawkyn bracing itself for battle. The threat of sorcery grows more alarming each day, and it is only a matter of time before Mikah and his friends must leave behind their childhood and take their place among this century old war.
It will take more than a sword and a shield to beat their mysterious enemy, who is perhaps closer than Mikah realises.