
The more perfect your drawing is, the more stable and powerful it is. So you draw a Circle of Warding around yourself.

I absolutely won't be able to do this justice since it's so intricate, but I'll try to explain the basics. Rithmatists are able to draw glyphs using chalk, and those glyphs come to life. There are a chosen few people who become Rithmatists. To explain the story, we need to start with the magic system. This book is Harry Potter meets Fullmetal Alchemist. With his trademark skills in world-building, Sanderson has created a magic system that is so inventive and detailed that that readers who appreciate games of strategy and tactics just may want to bring Rithmatics to life in our world.(First off, look at that gorgeous cover!) Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery-one that will change Rithmatics-and their world-forever.Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings his unique brand of epic storytelling to the teen audience with an engrossing tale of danger and suspense-the first of a series. Then students start disappearing-kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles.As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students study the magical art that he would do anything to practice.


Rithmatists are humanity's only defense against the Wild Chalklings-merciless creatures that leave mangled corpses in their wake.

Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. ( Added Author).įrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson: his debut novel for the young adult audienceMore than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist.
