In a world where magic has been commercialized and controlled by corporations, Zeph Cooper is labeled the weakest student at Everweave Academy. His pathetic power level of 12.4 marks him as a failure in their standardized system.
But when he discovers a hidden section of the academy's library and a mysterious talking book, Zeph learns a stunning truth: everything he knows about magic is a lie. There's a deeper, truer form of power flowing beneath the corporate facade - if he dares to grasp it.
Now, caught between the rigid control of the Houses and forces that would destroy them, Zeph must master this forbidden magic while keeping his growing abilities hidden. Yet as his power exceeds the corporate world's ability to measure, he faces an impossible choice that could reshape magic itself.
Sometimes the weakest link is exactly what's needed to break the chains.