Warrior Heir / Cinda Williams Chima 426 p.

Warrior Heir / Cinda Williams Chima 426 p.

For Jack Swift, it is a normal Ohio day.  He snarfs down breakfast and speeds out the door, forgetting to take his all important heart medicine.  At the soccer tryouts, he sends his opponent into the net without trying.  Somehow he feels stronger even without his heart medicine.  Without any warning and knowledge of why, Jack is the focus of a man hunt.  With the help of his aunt and non-warrior friends he escapes.  He is surprised when his Aunt Linda shares with him that he is a descendant of a long line of ancient warriors.  These warriors are used settle dissension between the houses of magicians --and they fight to the death.  He is overwhelmed with learning the art of fighting, learning the rules of combat as well as wizard skills, and keeping up with his education.  A budding friendship with a girl who seems to understand him, is nipped in the bud when she must move away.   When the action is moved to England, the heat is turned up in the hunt for him.  When a near exchange with an opposing wizard nearly kills him, his trainer takes him to a hideaway to wait for the killing tournament.  He seeks to find his own way through is quagmire of death, deceit, and war, to a solution for all.

First in the Heir chronicles.