Always considered different because he has no interest in becoming a warrior like his older brother, Jaysin's fascination with learning and magic draws him into a quest to rescue his sister, her dragon, and his brother. Shifting circumstances lead Jaysin to the capital of the mighty Kermakk Empire to find his brother, Chasse, but there the Karudarteta, a sorceress and advisor to the Empire's ruler, the Karudar Marfek, offers him access to ultimate arcane mastery, if he is willing to serve her. Faced with the opportunity to show his siblings that he is as worthy of admiration as they are, Jaysin must decide whether to embrace the power of magic by serving the Kermakk Empire, whose leader is determined to kill his sister and her dragon, or to sacrifice his personal ambitions to save his family.
Tony Shillitoe is an Australian-based author of fantasy, speculative, teenage and crime detective fiction. His first fantasy series, the Andrakis trilogy, was published by Pan Macmillan in 1992-3. HarperCollins have subsequently published two more fantasy series - the Ashuak Chronicles and Amber Legacy. The Last Wizard (1995) was shortlisted for the inaugural Aurealis Awards, as was Blood in 2002. Caught in the Headlights was listed as a notable read for older readers by the Childrens Book Council in 2003. Most recently, In My Father's Shadow, a young adult novel, was published through Amazon Kindle (2015).