Legacies
The Shadow Grail series, Book 1
Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill
Who - or what - is stalking the students at Oakhurst Academy?
In the wake of the accident that killed her family, Spirit White is spirited away to Oakhurst Academy, a combination school and orphanage in the middle of Montana. There she learns she is a legacy - not only to the school, which her parents also attended, but to magic.
All the students at Oakhurst have magical powers, and although Spirit's hasn't manifested itself yet, the administrators insist she has one. Spirit isn't sure she cares. Devastated by the loss of her family, she finds comfort with a group of friends: Burke Hallows, Lachlann Spears, Muirin Shae, and Adelaide Lake.
But something strange is going on at Oakhurst. Students start disappearing under mysterious circumstances, and the school seems to be trying to cover it up. Spirit and her friends must find out what's happening - before one of them becomes the next victim . . .
First published July 2010
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