The Schism

The war is over, and Hayden is eager for his fourth year at Mizzenwald to be as relaxing and uneventful as possible. So naturally, it’s the craziest year he’s had at school yet: a winter holiday with his nemeses, a battle of wills against the most powerful mages on the continent, and some bad luck with a yeti are just the beginning of his problems.

Hayden may have defeated the sorcerers of the north, but the Nine Lands are still feeling the aftermath of the battle in the Forest of Illusions. A schism is open at Mizzenwald, and the only way to close it involves entering a strange world of anti-magic and sacrificing all sanity.

Now, Hayden is forced to make a choice between saving everyone he cares about and keeping his promise to never become like his father—because there is only one way to close a schism, and this time Hayden must confront his fears alone.