Apprentice wizard Nick Hammond is psyched to begin studying amazing creatures like glimmerlings, shagas, and girls. Unfortunately, something even more mysterious fills his schedule: Warlocks of the DME want him for their secret W.A.N.D. Project.

At school, they teach 'Fantastic Beasts and How to Kill Them.'

At the DME, warlocks reveal they are losing the epic war with these 'mythics'. Spells and wards are failing all over the Preserve. With mythics growing rabid, it won't be long before they escape and slaughter the warlocks . . . and eat everyone else.

Only a powerful new weapon, a device that could harness a magician's energy and channel it blinking fast, holds hope of destroying these monstrous hordes.

And only Nick possesses the power to craft this device, to be known--of course--as a Wand.

Spending his days learning of gnomes and trolls (and ogling a Shaman girl), his nights toiling on the Project, and his sleeping hours being haunted in the Dreaming, Nick is soon seduced by the power of sorcery--aka the Dark Side of Magic.

Like his hero Harry Potter, he begins to wonder: 'What if I'm becoming bad?'

'This is an incredibly well-crafted story that fans of Harry Potter are sure to enjoy. The author takes readers on a magical journey through an imaginative fantasy world filled with super interesting characters that drive the story. I highly recommend this novel to anyone looking for a really great read. Thanks for the ride!' --Amazon Reviews