Conspiracies
The Shadow Grail series, Book 2
Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill
Spirit and her friends Burke, Loch, Muirin, and Addie have managed to defeat the evil force that has been killing students at Oakhurst Academy for the past forty years - or so they think. When a series of magical attacks disrupts the school, Doctor Ambrosius calls upon alumnus Mark Rider to secure the campus - and start training the students for war. The only student without magic, Spirit doesn't trust Mark or his methods. She knows that Oakhurst isn't safe. And if Spirit and her friends want to live long enough to graduate, they have to find out what is really going on - before it's too late.
First published July 2011
Praise for the Shadow Grail series:
“An enchanting mixture of mystery, romance, magic, and murder.” —Delia Sherman, author of Changeling
“Lively, suspenseful, and – best of all – skilfully written. Readers will be eager for the next installment.” —Juliet Marillier, author of Daughter of the Forest
“Lackey and Edghill know how to spin a yarn, immediately pulling the reader into Spirit's mourning psyche as well as the fast-paced action of the mystery, mixing marvelous elements of fairy tales and mythology . . .” —Booklist
“A really good read. The authors do a great job of juxtaposing a scary theme and the ordinary angst of adolescents. They also do a nice job with the metaphor of magical gifts as means of self-actualization. Legacies has enough action for reluctant readers, and enough character development for teens to see themselves in this group of friends. The book's fans are sure to eagerly await Spirit's discovery of her mage gift and further confrontations with the forces of evil.” —School Library Journal on Legacies