Description
Read the sequel to the explosive, instant New York Times bestseller fantasy debut that People Magazine calls unforgettable. A Black teenager with magical powers returns to Caiman University only to find new dangers and new secrets.
Its Homecoming season at Caiman University, and all 17-year-old Malik Baron wants to do is be a regular college studentor as regular as he can get at a magical HBCU for young, Black Conjurers. Hes ready to go to parties, hang out with his new friends, choose a major, and talk to girls. Instead, hes reeling from a summer of revelations, heartbreak and betrayal, and still uncovering the truth about his powers and his legacy.
The family he only just discovered is already fractured beyond repair, and a new relative who shows up on his doorstep brings even more questions. Then theres the mother he risked everything to find, who might be the biggest threat to the life hes trying to build. To protect his new community, Malik joins an elite secret society with roots in ancient magic.
His journey takes him even deeper into his own heritage and the history of the magical world, while bringing him closer to a classmate whose friendship might mean something more, if Malik is ready to let her in. But how can he use powers he cant even control to defend a world hes not sure will ever fully accept him? And as the pressure and danger builds, will he be able to confront the deepening cracks within the magical society, and those building within himself?
Author: Ladarrion Williams
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Labyrinth Road
Published: 07/29/2025
Series: Blood at the Root
Pages: 544
ISBN: 9780593711965
Language: English
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