When Bailey enters the prestigious Fairmount Academy as a freshman, he
is the only member of his class who doesn't yet have an Animas. And in a
world where the bond between human and animal is the guiding principle
to life, this makes him an outsider both at school and in the world at
large. But Bailey is more important than he knows. He is the key to an
ancient prophecy that will restore the rightful heir to the throne of a
kingdom ripping at the seams.