"With vivid scene-setting, McCauley expertly draws readers into a perilous, sometimes ruthless world as experienced through the eyes of a boy consumed by guilt and grief over his family's plight and the uncertainty about who he is becoming." — Kirkus Reviews
"Merlin's Apprentice: The Mage is a powerful and exciting new book. . . Brava!" — Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author
"McCauley offers the second book in a YA fantasy series chronicling the early days of a reluctant future king in medieval Britain . . . an eventful magical adventure with good characterizations." — Kirkus Reviews