The Known World is a sprawling region ruled by mortals, protected by gods, and plied by magicians and warriors, merchants and beggars, royals and scoundrels. Here, people that have the gift from the Erjak share a psychic connection with animals; a far-reaching fraternity unites bad guys of each persuasion in a huge army of villainy; and upon the mighty river Alt, the dead will one day sail seeking vengeance within the opponents of their descendants.But also for all of the Known World’s wonders, splendors, and terrors, what has endured most powerfully is the strange legacy of Ji. Emissaries out of every nation-the grand Goranese Empire; desolate, frozen Arkary; cosmopolitan Lorelia; and beyond-followed an enigmatic summons in to the unidentified. Some never returned; others were by no means the same. Each successive era provides guarded the deep truth and kept sacred the famous event. But now, the last of them-and the intelligence they possess-are threatened. Enough time offers come to fight for best enlightenment…or fall to infinite darkness. Volume 1 of 4 in the internationally bestselling Magic formula of Ji series Champion of the Prix Ozone and Prix Julia Verlanger