For centuries the Academia, the center of learning whose students once moved the world, has been frozen in time and space, barely connected to the world in which it once advised—and taught—future rulers. That long sleep has ended. The Academia now has a new Chancellor. The lecture halls are open. The student dorms are readied. The library s unusual librarians are accepting supervised visits. What the newly awakened Academia lacks is students. The Academia is a magical campus; it requires students with a passion for learning, for research, for the gaining of knowledge, if it is to survive. The Academia has become home to one such student—Robin—who understands what the Chancellor needs. He knows the perfect student: Raven, a friend from the Warrens. If he can find her. If she still lives. Yes, she might be intimidated by the fact that the Chancellor is a Dragon and one of the librarians is a giant, talking spider—but here, she’ll be able