Three hundred and fifty years ago, sorcery began to disappear from the world. Steam engines and computers took the place of enchanted plows and spell books. Science became the primary system of belief, and the secrets of spell casting were forgotten ... until now.
13 year-old Owen Macready is surprised when he discovers a how-to manual for magic that actually works. But when he uses the book to perform sorcery on a school bully, he sets off a chain of events that lead him and his friends to be pursued by a ruthless millionaire, attacked by anti-magic mercenaries, and possibly upend the natural order of the world.
This is no ordinary, run-of-the-mill fantasy. Part novel, part introductory guide to spell-casting, with illustrations, entertaining sidebars, and real, working spells, Sorcery for Beginners brings magic back to a jaded, lazy world.