The Serpent in the Glass

On his eleventh birthday, Thomas Farrell learns that his late father has provided for his education at the extraordinary Darkledun Manor, a school for gifted children. Though he considers himself average, Thomas soon finds himself immersed in a mysterious world of myth and magic, centered around a strange glass orb with a serpent. As the story unfolds, Thomas and his friends become entangled in a world beyond their ordinary understanding, uncovering secrets tied to their pasts and the standing stones.