About the book: year / The action of the story, published in English in 1997, takes place in the magical world, which then became the world of the Merlin Conspiracy, and involves The same characters, so it can be considered a prequel to The Merlin Conspiracy. All over the world, Magids work to maintain the balance of magic, using their gift to make the right people do the right things at the right time. On Earth, the Magids are making efforts to return the world to its rightful place - to magic. Rupert Venables had only been a junior Magid for two years when his sponsor died and he had to find a replacement. The trouble is that the most talented of the five Magids, Marie Mallory, wants nothing to do with Rupert Venables. And while the younger Magid is trying to track down four others, the lines of fate dangerously entangle more than one world of magic, and magical principles are being beaten out of the hands...