In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he Picked Nevery's pocket and touched The Wizard's locus magicalicus, ...In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he Picked Nevery's pocket and touched The Wizard's locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells.