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The magi order is at war... and losing. The Knights of Rakkar, an ancient enemy thought long dead, have stolen the Blood Wand-a magical artifact capable of imbuing people with magical abilities. With it the Knights' strength grows and the magi's greatest advantage disappears. The once disgraced McCollum Family fights on the front lines. After suffering a massive defeat, Allyn McCollum knows the magi forces must change their defensive strategy. The only problem is the magi leadership doesn't agree. Going rogue, Allyn defies the will of the magi Forum and sets forth in a desperate gambit to turn the tides of the war. If he succeeds, victory is at hand. But if he fails, the magi's worst fear will be realized, and their existence will be exposed to the world once and for all.

Allyn McCollum and his team of Machinists, the first in a new breed of magi, have successfully led the McCollum Family through an FBI manhunt, finding refuge in the home of a former rival. As the Family struggles to recover, the magi leadership has denied all pleas for help. So when the Arch Mage pays the Family an unexpected visit, Allyn fears the worst. But the news is even more terrifying than he imagined. An ancient Family has been massacred by an unknown enemy and there's only one survivor-a young girl who is too traumatized to tell her story. Hoping to avoid igniting a panic within the magi Order, Arch Mage Westarra presents the Family with a secret offer they can't refuse: discover who is behind the attack and he'll re-admit them into the magi Forum. Once again the McCollum Family turns to Allyn and his team of Machinists to see it through. Unfortunately for Allyn, the Arch Mage has secrets of his own, and the truth will change the course of magi history forever.