The Scarlet Crane: A Transition Magic Thriller

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About The Scarlet Crane: A Transition Magic Thriller

The Scarlet Crane is the first book in the Transition Magic Series. Transition. The one-month period during early puberty when all children have the power to perform magic. But with a monstrous catch. The magic must be unique and flow from the true desire of the child, and no one else, or the child dies. Few take the risk. Almost all who do, perish. Rumors have surfaced of a rogue Chinese program that circumvents Transition's deadly restrictions. The year is 2014 and the Chinese are seeking to exploit magic for geopolitical domination, using kidnapped children as disposable pawns. And now, an agent from the U.S. Department of Transition Security investigating the reports has been found murdered in his Hanoi hotel room. Dr. John Benoit is ordered to take any action necessary to protect the U.S. from magical threats. John and Stony Hill, his pierced and scarlet-haired young partner, race to solve the bloody mystery, following the trail to Bangkok, Zurich, Shenyang, and ultimately to a confrontation on the snow-swept plains of North Korea. Warning, this is NOT a book for children. Real world language, situations, and threats abound and are detailed realistically throughout the series. The temptation of unleashing Transition’s miraculous power is what leads most children,  especially those in the most dire situations, to attempt to use it, often with tragic consequences.

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