Sorcerers of the Nightwing by Geoffrey Huntington, a pseudonym of William J. Mann (
ISFDB,
Wikipedia), who happens to be a former New York Time Notable Book listee for his non-fiction, is 1st in his Ravenscliff series of YA paranormal gothic dark fantasy/light horror starring a plucky teenaged orphan discovering his magickal birthright and world-saving destiny, just like all the other paranormal series starring plucky world-saving teenagers discovering their super special powers, free courtesy of re-publisher Diversion Books, and originally out from HarperCollins' Regan Books imprint in 2002.
One of the blurbed newspaper reviews calls it "Buffy meets teenage Goosebumps", if that intersectionality happens to hold any particular appeal to you.
Currently free @
B&N (also in the
UK),
Amazon (available to Canadians and in the
UK),
Kobo &
iTunes (both available to Canadians).
And this has been the selected 3rd (non-repeat) ebook thread of the day.
Enjoy!
Description
Devon March has grown up knowing two things: the monsters in the closet are real, and he is stronger than they are. But at fourteen years old, he still doesn’t know why.
Now an orphan, Devon has been sent to live at Ravenscliff Manor with the foreboding Amanda Muir Crandall, her troubled nephew Alexander, and her feisty daughter Cecily. In the dark seaside mansion, plagued by ghosts, Devon learns the answers to at least some of his questions. Namely, his birthright as a sorcerer of the Order of the Nightwing, a three-thousand-year-old tradition of mysticism and magic, with roots that run deep in Ravenscliff
Living in the most mysterious place in a small town filled with colorful characters, Devon will have to quickly decide who he can trust, as Ravenscliff’s worst nightmare is about to return – and Devon is the last line of defense.