"Retreating underground to escape a devastating ice age, humans build a new society. When magic is discovered and harnessed for survival, the citizens of Terrenus establish theories and principles of how to use it. Kai Stephenson is determined to prove that magical principles aren't set in stone. Having lost her younger brother in a tragic accident, she will ensure such accidents never harm anyone else. She enrolls at the most elite university to gain the knowledge she needs to achieve her goal. She is overconfident that living as a boy at an all-boys university will only be a minor inconvenience. She is convinced her classmates will never discover that she is a woman. After all, women aren't capable of higher forms of magic, and her boyish figure certainly doesn't hurt her disguise. Hiding her true identity becomes a problem when her new friends start to awaken her repressed sexuality."--Provided by publisher.