by Justine N. Hoffman

Agaricus hoped no one saw him slip out of the kingdom, over the drawbridge, and into the forest.and so begins the mythical tale of twelve year old Aggie, the headstrong and independent wizard's apprentice who must fulfill the prophesies written in a magical book that has fallen into her hands. According to the first of these prophesies the fate of the kingdom of Cedonia now depends upon her finding The Falcon's Blade, an ancient magical key to the fairy world. During her quest she uncovers information about herself, her place in the kingdom of Cedonia, and is forced to face the evil shapeshifter Malodar. Can she and her friends Giles, Harvey, and Saffron fulfill the prophesy and save the kingdom?