Aru's father was the great Stormmaker, a paragon of magic. But then he was banished from the republic. Aru is finally old enough to go to the academy to find out why, but he'll have to make powerful friends and enemies along the way if he has any chance. Follow Aru as he manouevers a new world of magic, succession wars, and corruption.   --- Quite large chapters, but not too big.