The Novice. Taran Matharu. 2015.

Fletcher is just an orphan training as a blacksmith’s apprentice when he discovers he has the rare ability to summon demons from another world. 

Now one of the gifted few, Fletcher will be taught the lost art of summoning at the  Vocans Academy.

Fletcher must endure deadly lessons to gain control of his gift and prepare for the end of year Tournament that will determine his fate in the Empire’s war against the orcs.

But sinister forces infect new friendships and rivalries grow. With no one but his demon Ignacio’s by his side, Fletcher must decide where his loyalties lie. The fate of the Empire is in his hands………..