Tarmynd can't wait to go to college, but his mom insists that he go on one last family vacation before he does. While exploring a cave with his obnoxious brother and sister Tarmynd stumbles on a mysterious stone. But the stone is more than just a lucky souvenir; it is Tarmynd's key to the House of Lanterns, an ancient university where the subject of study is magic! The only problem is the school is empty: there are no teachers, no students and most of the doors are locked. Tarmynd soon discovers the task is his to search for students to fill the House of Lanterns, but what he finds is more enchanting - and dangerous - than he ever could have expected. When it comes to the Prince of Lanterns, magic is just a stone's throw away.