This is the first book in an epic tale called The Syndicate. Taking a number of interlinking stories the complete book is set in a post apocalyptic world and follows the struggle of the survivors as they find they still have a purpose to fulfil.

"The Last Magician" picks up the story of survivor Jack, who awakens in his home village to find things very much changed from how he remembers them...although he cannot remember a great deal from his past. As his memories begin to emerge, so do surprises he could never have anticipated in a world so alien and dead.