*In the Raverran Empire, magic is rare, and those born with the power are strictly controlled - taken as children and conscripted into the Falcon Army. Zaira lived her life on the streets to avoid this fate, hiding her magical mark and stealing to survive. But her magic is rare and dangerous, threatening the entire empire. Lady Amalia Cornaro never intended to be a Falconer. An heiress and scholar, she was born into the treacherous world of political machinations. *But fate connected the heiress and the magician. And when war looms on the horizon, one single spark can turn their city into a bonfire. The Tethered Mage is the first novel in an exciting new fantasy series.