The Rithmatist, Brandon Sanderson’s New York Times bestselling epic teenadventure is now available in paperback.More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Rithmatists have the powerto infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatistsare humanity’s only defense against the Wild Chalklings. Having nearly overrunthe territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the AmericanIsles.As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch asRithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything topractice. Then students start disappearing—kidnapped from their rooms atnight, leaving trails of blood. Assigned to help the professor who isinvestigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Melody find themselves on thetrail of an unexpected discovery—one that will change Rithmatics—and theirworld—forever.