Mike Wood is a teenager at a decidedly unprestigious Catholic school in Manhattan accustomed to solving problems using brawn rather than brains. One day his nerdy classmate Hob Callahan persuades him to read a mysterious old book of unknown authorship The Calendar of Slights. On the face of things the book is a guide to performing clever card tricks; but in fact it is a test for recruiting new members to join a secret cell of radical magicians. Amazingly Mike passes with flying colours unlocking not only his potential magic powers - but also the door to New York City''s vast and hidden underground network of warlocks sorcerers and mages. Here with Hob as his unlikely guide Mike''s role as a steadfast soldier begins. For there is a war being waged. A war between rivaling factions of magicians that has spanned the ages. A clandestine war against the establishment: a war against The Assholes. . Language: English