Publisher's Synopsis
Beyond Magic In the dead of night, Christa Young discovers what happens to a select few while they sleep. A master dream weaver invades her mind and administers a series of extreme dream tests. Christa yearns for the nightmares to end. In uncharted territory, her parents are unable to help. Fortunately, Christa discovers she is not alone, when Brandon MacKay, a popular teenage boy at her school, who once experienced similar nightmares, offers to help. After passing a final dream test, Christa is transported to an esoteric school in the astral dimension. Usoa, the master dream weaver, greets her and reveals the purpose of his tests and guides her to the Great Hall. Christa is awestruck by the school's technology and magnificent architecture. In the Great Hall Usoa introduces her to the infamous David, who is able to probe any mind to its deepest level. The students fear and avoid David, yet Christa feelings inexplicably drawn to his mysterious depths. David introduces Christa to her personal tutor and guide - none other than her earthly friend, Brandon MacKay. Christa is plunged into profound realizations about the forces of good and evil. Demonic forces were originally created to challenge and help transform humankind into a strong and resilient race. The plan went terribly wrong when these demonic challengers changed the rules and came up with their own plans for humanity's destruction. The astral school's purpose is to re-establish the balance between the opposing forces of good and evil. It prepares students to spy on and interfere with the evil forces, to ensure human advancement continues. Christa's astonishing morphing skills allow her to transform herself into a fly, making her the ultimate astral spy. Christa's psychic abilities are also becoming prevalent in her normal awake life, causing huge problems. As each night passes, more of Christa's extraordinary talents are revealed. These enable her to rescue lost souls from the lower astral planes and spy on meetings held by the evil antagonist, Dallcomas. Matters grow even more complicated when Christa falls in love with the mysterious David, with whom she shares a mysterious bond. However, the possibility arises that David may be a secret student of Dallcomas. His mind reading abilities make him a perfect candidate for being turned to the dark side, but Christa is convinced this cannot be true. Christa's newfound astral reality is full of angels and demons, masters and apprentices - a world that is, quite literally, Beyond Magic.
