This was not the time for sorrow-he would take his father’s place and become the greatest wizard of all time.Ī soft breeze ran through his dark brown hair. It only seemed natural for a wizard to pass down his secrets to his son, but that no longer mattered it was too late for answers. Why his father had prevented him from learning magic, Traphis never understood. When he regained his composure, he leaned against his father’s staff and wiped the dampness from his brow.Īt this rate, I’ll never become a wizard. Breaths echoed throughout the cavern as sweat trickled down his cheeks. He wrenched forward, dropped to his knees, and gasped for air.

A surge of power flooded through Traphis’ fifteen year old limbs and then vanished.

THE CAVERN WALLS became visible before fading back into the darkness. In their journey to fight the power of lies, betrayal, and greed, they discover that no matter how well they master their magic skills, they are powerless without the most important skills in life, such as the abilities to trust, care, and forgive. Doors to a dark and formidable world begin to open, and a treacherous adventure awaits both him and his newfound friends. Forbidden from learning magic at a young age, he resolves to read the books in secret. After the death of his father, a boy seeks to become a great wizard.Ī year after the death of his father, fifteen-year-old Traphis stumbles across his father’s hidden collection of books.

Traphis by James D. Maxon