Phoenix thought his life was a total drag. Just another teen trying to get by, navigating boring classes and a family that was, let’s be honest, a little weird.

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That all changed on a school trip that went sideways. One second, he was a nobody. The next, a ruthless uncle he didn't know he had was trying to kill him. Turns out, his family isn't just weird—they're royalty from a place called Utonia, and his uncle stole the throne.

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When an assassin strikes, Phoenix is dragged back to a treacherous world of dark magic and mythic beasts. But the real horror begins when his best friend, Gabby, is cursed by mermaids, and the only cure is in a place no one has ever survived.

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Now, with a magical clock counting down the seconds of Gabby’s life and a crew of misfits by his side, Phoenix has to do the impossible: become the king he never wanted to be to save the girl he can't live without.