Cirrus@Austlit

'In 2036, magic returned to a world that neither needed nor wanted it. Several years later, an unusual young child is acquired by Dr Alex Harmon for his magic research at the Institute for Magic Dysfunction. He sets Sara to hunting an imaginary creature, unaware that it is both real and far more dangerous than anyone could know.

'Sara, too, though, has her own hidden depths.

'She'll need them.

'At the Institute she strikes up an unlikely friendship with Godsson, one of the world's most powerful mages. But when Sara's unique magic unfolds, Dr Harmon discovers the deadly consequences of creating an archetypal Huntress. While from a place far beneath Reality, where Godsson helped slay the Enemy of Mankind, some thing, or things, have come hunting. And their first targets are Godsson, and Sara.'

Source: Back-cover blurb.

'Raised at the Institute for Paranormal Dysfunction to test Dr Alex Harmon's theories, Leeth's magic took everyone by surprise. And now, she and her abusive guardian have been taken by a covert government agency where Leeth is training to become their assassin.

'But Leeth is both more dangerous than they know, and too innocent for her own good. Sent "back" to school to learn some much-needed social skills – under strict instructions not to kill – Leeth is singularly ill-equipped to deal with the challenges of a normal life. She wants to belong, but has little idea how to fit in – let alone how mean girls can be.

'Nor does she know that an uncanny and ruthless killer, the product of a madman's insane magic, hunts her.

'Leeth has some harsh lessons to learn.

'She'd better learn fast.'

(Source: Gleebooks website)