The Calculus of Calamity

It is Thesis Year at St. Hestia's, and Valerian Cross needs a subject. Bored by safe, predictable magic, he descends into the Isolation Ward to claim Elara Vane, a student destined for incineration due to her uncontrollable power. As Valerian attempts to calibrate her madness into a revolutionary energy source, he uncovers the college's dark secret: they aren't training engineers; they are fattening sacrifices for the Great Breach.