"I PLAY FOR DEATH. HE COUNTERPLAYS FOR LIFE. ARE YOU READY TO PLAY THE GAME?" 500 years after the world broke, no one knows about the Lost River, for all of Mistgard is sea, and islands of remaining land. Vond, the magic force pulsing through the World Tree, is unstable, and the Mages need careful training. They are ruled by the Cardinal, who came out of the Deluge immortal. But the school of the Mages, two brighter than average pupils are finding,...