Magic, mayhem and mummies in a dark fantasy adventure!Though Jyximus Faire lives in a crumbling tenement in the Underground City, he escapes the squalor to attend lessons in magic and sorcery at the prestigious Academy in the City Above. But the pace isn't fast enough for Jyx. He wants to learn everything - and he wants to learn it now.Then the dreaded necromancer general Eufame Delsenza sets her sights on Jyx; she needs a new apprentice, and Jyx fits the bill. When she tasks him with helping to raise royal mummies for an all-important procession, the impatient student realises this might be a chance of a lifetime.Will Jyx take his education into his own inexperienced hands? Can a necromancer's apprentice really learn to raise the dead - and control them?The Necromancer's Apprentice is the first book in the dark fantasy Magic & Mayhem series. If you like Harry Potter, Tim Burton or Neil Gaiman, then you'll love Icy Sedgwick's quirky retelling of a classic apprentice story.Pick up The Necromancer's Apprentice to explore this exciting new world today!.