Dark rise /
C. S. Pacat ; map by Svetlana Dorosheva.
- 451 pages : map ; 24 cm.
- Dark rise ; 1. .
- Pacat, C. S. Dark rise ; 1. .
The ancient world of magic is no more. Its heroes are dead, its halls are ruins, and its great battles between Light and Dark are forgotten. Only the Stewards remember. For centuries they have kept vigil, sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns. Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run in London, pursued by the men who killed his mother. When an old servant urges him to seek out the Stewards, Will is ushered into a secret world, where he must train to fight for the Light in the oncoming war. As the Dark King's return looms, reborn warriors begin to draw battle lines. But when the young descendants of Light and Dark step into their destined roles, old allegiances, old enmities and old flames are awakened. Will must stand with the last heroes of the Light to prevent the calamity that destroyed their world from returning to destroy his own.
For ages from 13 to 18 years.
9781760875749
Teenage boys--Juvenile fiction. Bisexual teenagers--Juvenile fiction. Good and evil--Juvenile fiction. Imaginary wars and battles--Juvenile fiction. Magic--Juvenile fiction. Fate and fatalism--Juvenile fiction. Kings and rulers--Juvenile fiction.
London (England)--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction. Australian fiction. Romance fiction. Fantasy fiction.