The Fire Queen's Apprentice

Tamri is a scrappy magic thief in the brutal canal city of Pendark, where sorcerers feud over a powerful liquid magic known as Watermight. She just wants to steal enough Watermight to take care of her grandmother and escape the city one day. But when a big score involving a dragon goes wrong, the king of Pendark ships Tamri off to a distant mountaintop kingdom, where the legendary Fire Queen is starting a school for magic wielders. The king suspects the Fire Queen is plotting against him, and he orders Tamri to find out the truth. If she fails, her grandmother will pay the price.

Welcome to Pendark, a city of murky canals, brutal gladiator fights, and sorcerers who feud over access to the silvery magical substance known as Watermight. Tamri is a scrappy magic thief who’s trying to get her grandmother out of this festering swamp of a city. But when a quick score involving a dragon goes wrong, she’s shipped off to a distant mountaintop kingdom where the legendary Fire Queen is starting a school for magic wielders. Tamri's not just going there to learn.

A dangerous magic swells across the land. But who is controlling it? Tamri is finally free of the oath bond and apprenticed to the Fire Queen. Their first task: figure out how to seal up the newly unleashed Lightning. With unfinished business back home, Tamri travels to Pendark to rescue her grandmother. But she’ll get more than she bargained for when she comes face to face with her grandmother’s captor, who wants the Lightning for himself.

When Tamri draws the lightning magic into her veins, she feels powerful. She can finally stand up for herself and the people she loves. But her friends believe the magical substance is too volatile to use. To prove them wrong, she’s preparing to seek help from a dangerous source. But when an unthinkable disaster strikes, Tamri throws herself into a new partnership. She alone believes she can handle the temptations. With her greatest enemy closing in, she must master the lightning or lose herself completely.