Illusion's Child

Twelve-year-old Viper only wants acceptance from his nomadic tribe, but he's too short, too frail, and too full of questions. His own father banishes him as a nameless outcast, but he can live with that. He didn't see much future in carving buttons, anyway.He travels to the nearest stone-bound city, where he's adopted by an old sorcerer who'd rather not bother with an apprentice and a fierce girl who desperately wants to become a warrior.But he also catches the attention of the city's worst...