The Devoted Trilogy
When disembodied magic starts gathering in the wilds of the world, ripping and rending the lands of Arasiin, the Order of Mages are the first to be blamed. But one man doubts that the mages, though powerful, were truly capable of such a thing, and seeks to investigate. Banished ex-warmage, Rathen Koraaz, is the only mage without ties to the Order or the stirrings of their rebellion, and so is the only one who can be trusted to repair the matter. Recruited by Inquisitor Garon Brack of the Hall of the White Hammer, the pair join with a young, enthusiastic historian and set out to discover the nature of the magic and why it is only gathering at the ancient ruins of an extinguished civilisation, the original users of magic.
When it becomes clear that the matter isn't as straight forward as any of them first believed, Rathen is dragged into an exhausting quest to recover an ancient relic, supposedly possessing the power to obliterate magic even within another's veins. But its existence is accredited to myth alone. If they cannot find it, how much time will they have to find an alternative solution before the world is torn open beneath their feet?
But another has also turned his eye towards the legendary relic. Head of the Arana, the royal department of espionage, Salus seeks to turn its power upon the Order of Mages, who he is convinced are responsible, his duty to the protection of his country stretching far beyond the bounds of his position.
In a story of devotion taken too far, what will befall their world, and their unfortunate allies, before the wild, cataclysmic magic can be quelled?
[Adult fantasy trilogy; politics, destruction, violence, war & cults]
When it becomes clear that the matter isn't as straight forward as any of them first believed, Rathen is dragged into an exhausting quest to recover an ancient relic, supposedly possessing the power to obliterate magic even within another's veins. But its existence is accredited to myth alone. If they cannot find it, how much time will they have to find an alternative solution before the world is torn open beneath their feet?
But another has also turned his eye towards the legendary relic. Head of the Arana, the royal department of espionage, Salus seeks to turn its power upon the Order of Mages, who he is convinced are responsible, his duty to the protection of his country stretching far beyond the bounds of his position.
In a story of devotion taken too far, what will befall their world, and their unfortunate allies, before the wild, cataclysmic magic can be quelled?
[Adult fantasy trilogy; politics, destruction, violence, war & cults]
Supplementary short story collection to The Devoted trilogy (2020)
When the abuse of magic rips open borders and plunges the Emerald
Kingdom into winter at the height of Midsummer, Hlífrún - skogsrå, Root
Mother and Queen of the Woods - must find some way to thaw her forests,
repair her eternal connection beneath the soil, and protect her kin from
the deadly ravages of frost, magic and humans.
Inspired by the creatures of Scandinavian folklore and set within the world of The Devoted trilogy, this series of short stories sees the struggles of nature against the carelessness of civilisation as it fights back with root and claw.
[Adult & mature YA dark fantasy stories; destruction, war, hatred and violence]
Inspired by the creatures of Scandinavian folklore and set within the world of The Devoted trilogy, this series of short stories sees the struggles of nature against the carelessness of civilisation as it fights back with root and claw.
[Adult & mature YA dark fantasy stories; destruction, war, hatred and violence]
Cover art by Frenone
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