Something dark awoke inside him...Sixteen-year-old Torin will be a shadow mage; it's his destiny. But when he discovers his father's legacy is built on lies and innocent blood, Torin's eyes are opened to a dark new reality. And he wants no part of it.But, in a cruel twist of fate, Torin manifests a rare Shadow Magic power-killing with the touch of his hand-and becomes a pawn for his father's vengeance.With blood on his hands and a future paved with death, Torin must make a choice-betray his father and do what is right, or take on his dark legacy and become the monster he's been running from. . . House of Ravens is a dark, coming of age, urban fantasy, and the captivating prequel to The Shadow Atlas series.