Books of Magic Book One by John Ney Rieber
Tim Hunter, destined to become Earth's greatest sorcerer, defends the realm of Faerie from the deadly manticore while trying to maintain a normal childhood. Is his real father the one-armed drunk in the front room or is he the man who can turn into a hawk? Is his mother dead and buried, or is she Titania, Queen of Faerie? Plus, Death herself weighs in on the subject of identity. Collects THE BOOKS OF MAGIC #1-4 and ARCANA: THE BOOKS OF MAGIC ANNUAL.