Santiago never asked to be special. He’s spent his whole life being unlucky—the kind of unlucky that leads to paint buckets toppling onto his head, scarves getting caught in lockers, and a very unfortunate history with seagulls. But when he stumbles into a hidden world floating above his own, he discovers something far stranger: his bad luck might actually be magic.
Now, Santiago has been chosen as the Seer of Flamingo Springs, a role that places him at the center of a centuries-old mystery. The only problem? He has no idea how to do magic, no interest in being anyone’s mystical advisor, and a whole city that isn’t sure they want an “Underlander” in their ranks. But with powerful forces watching his every move, a dangerous secret hidden in the city’s past, and a countdown on his very existence in this world, Santiago has no choice but to figure things out—fast.