From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6–Arcanum is a society completely based on magic. Hidden away since birth by his father, a powerful mage, Timothy is found by his father's former apprentice, Leander, after the man's death. Though the boy is unable to use magic, he does have some amazing skills, including nullifying enchantments with his touch and building virtually anything mechanical. Timothy is brought into the world of mages, where his mere presence arouses fear and suspicion, and he must determine who is his friend and who is using him. The first part of the book is confusing because the point of view switches often between Timothy and Leander and their voices are similar. Character development is sketchy. Despite these issues, the premise is clever, and the authors have created a unique story filled with adventure._–Tasha Saecker, Caestecker Public Library, Green Lake, WI_
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The most dangerous boy in the world?

Timothy is a freak, a weakling, an impossibility. He's the only person in existence without magical powers and has spent his entire life hidden on a remote island. When Timothy is finally taken back to the city of this birth, he is fascinated by the current of magic that fuels the world, and mesmerized by the buildings and orbs that hang weightlessly in the sky. But he is also marked for death.

Assassins are watching his every move, and the government wants him destroyed. Timothy can't imagine what threat he could possible pose; after all, he wields no power in this world.

Or does he?