Royal Institute of Magic The Shadowseeker - Victor Kloss

Spellswords, Wardens, Traders, Scholars, Diplomats - the five departments of the Royal Institute of Magic an apprentice must master to become a full member.

Ben Greenwood has no idea what to expect when he begins his apprenticeship, but he quickly realizes his family history is going to make life difficult. On his very first day, a Shadowseeker - a mysterious and dangerous dark elf - surfaces, and Ben suspects the dark elves might be trying to capture him again in an effort to flush out his parents.

When Ben renews his own search for his parents, he soon discovers they are closing in on a piece of Queen Elizabeth's legendary armor - the only weapon strong enough to defeat the dark elf king once and for all - but it is guarded by something even more deadly than a Shadowseeker.

A race against time ensues, with Ben desperate to warn his parents they're walking into a death trap, while somehow completing the first level of his apprenticeship and securing his place at the Royal Institute of Magic.

This is the second book in the late Victor Kloss' series, and is another brilliant addition to the series, following on from the first series and our introduction to Ben and the fantasyworld of the Institute of Magic.

Full of humour and with incredible cast of magical creatures ( my favourite is a 'forreck' ), and with drama and action aplenty, this is a great series that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, as well as anyone who has enjoyed more recent similar fantasy series such as Skandar and Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures.

Lots of fun, this is a great adventure, and thete are six books in the series in total, the final book having been completed by the author's family after his sad passing in 2016.

Published by Vinci books vinci-books.com

Find out more at https://www.royalinstituteofmagic.com/books/books-2-shadowseeker/

Thanks to Kirsten at Ed.pr.co.uk for the copy for review and the spot on the blogtour.