The Novice is the first book in the Summoner series and the debut novel by London-based writer Taran Matharu. Will Fletcher discover the power within him in time to outwit those that scheme against him? With days filled with lessons and free time with visits to the local town Corcillum, the days leading up to the end of term tournament fly by with plenty of sabotage, misdirection and subterfuge. When his abilities are subsequently discovered, Fletcher is recruited into Vocans Military Academy, an elite school where battlemages are trained for war on the frontlines against the Orc foe.Ĭonstantly on the lookout for his pursuers, Fletcher must soon learn who his allies are among the fellow battlemages in the academy. His achievement sets in motion a series of events where Fletcher is falsely accused of a crime and must flee the town of his birth and go on the run. When blacksmith apprentice Fletcher is gifted with an ancient book containing a magical spell, he summons a demon from another world which should be impossible for someone of his class.
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