Best friends Aubrey and George begin their magical high jinks in this first book of the Laws of Magic seriesAt a weekend shooting party at Prince Albert's country estate, Aubrey and Georgefind themselves in a hotbed of intrigue and politics. Together theydiscover a golem, a magical creature built to perform one task to kill Prince Albert. Aubrey and George are hailed as heroes for foiling the attempt on the prince's life but who sent the golem, and why? Aubrey is far too curious to let the authorities handle this one, and he and George start an investigation of their own to get to the bottom of the royal assassination attempt."

Michael Pryor is the author of The Chronicles of Krangor series and the Laws of Magic series. He has been shortlisted six times for the Aurealis Award, including forthe titles ＂Blaze of Glory ＂and ＂Heart of Gold.＂＂