Jarvis: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

With a slow, elaborate movement he stroked the corners of his mouth with his thumb and forefinger, as if he actually tasted the words before he let them pass between his lips. [...] “Each of you already carries the strength [to be a sorcerer] within you. Some of you have a great deal of it, some of you less - but your strength is the reason why you have been chosen to come here and learn.” Jarvis: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the exciting young adult novel by the accomplished artist and author Jesper Ejsing, tells the story of an unlikely goat herder’s son who is chosen to become the apprentice of Harnigel, a powerful sorcerer. Soon, however, Jarvis’s good fortune takes a dark, mysterious turn. Who was the keep’s mistress, and why did she disappear? Why are there so many apprentices in Harnigel’s keep, and what does the enigmatic sorcerer have planned for their training? Jarvis will have to learn quickly; his very life may depend on it...