When magic returned 30 years ago, the Earth quadrupled in size, and hordes of monsters began to attack the capitals, the planet plunged into chaos. But the first generation of magicians grew up, the second arrived and the world returned to Novaya Zemlya. And in this new world lives Thomas Kornev, a convicted rank A magician. One day he killed his teacher because he wanted to offer him as a gift to a demon. The ritual failed, but the demon’s powers were trapped in the victim, giving him amazing abilities. Upon his release, Kornev, owing a tidy sum to the mafia, must find a way to participate and win the Academy Tournament. Otherwise...