The Blade Mage


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"The Blade Mage delivers big-muscled magic and high octane thrills." -- Gary Phillips, Matthew Henson and the Ice temple of HarlemThe sword chooses its wielder.I never asked to be Blade Mage. My fellow wizards weren't exactly thrilled about my selection, either. Unfortunately, those weird old druids have a strict no returns policy.So I left, and for the past few years, I've managed to hide from my responsibilities and former life. But I always knew one day the Cabal would come looking for its precious sword.And so they have, but only because a heinous crime has occurred...A wizard of the Cabal has used forbidden magic to slay a fellow wizard. It's an open and shut case. The killer admitted it. He also stands accused of kidnapping a child, who is still missing, but they say that isn't my problem. No, as Blade Mage, the Cabal only expects one thing of me: they expect me to play the role of Executioner.Problem is...The accused is my best friend.And before I chop his head off, or decide to just walk away, I want to know the truth. But the path to the truth is filled with shifty wizards, fearsome witches, insidious demons, and supernatural conspirators at every turn.It ain't easy being the Blade Mage."Witty, action-packed, and never one to shy away from the unexpected. Phillip Drayer Duncan is not to be missed." -- J.H. Fleming, The Queen of Moon and Shadow




The Broken Blade - A Battle Mage Reborn (Book 2)


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How do you fight the darkness that grows within? Beware the cost of death. After surviving the call to Duskmorrow Swamp, Denton Wade finds himself burdened with the weight of a dark mark and a broken blade. Sent to the Frostwind Mountains by his Battle Mage mentor, there is but one hope: an Elixir of Souls that can only be crafted after successfully harvesting 20 rare thistles hidden amongst the frigid mountain slopes. In an afterlife world of quests and magic, Denton must make a difficult choice. Faced with two competing quest lines and a broken blade with a growing lust for battle, he discovers the right answer isn't always the obvious one. Will he answer the call to purge the darkness now plaguing the Frostwind Mountains, or will he fulfill his promise to a dying man? The Broken Blade is the second book in the series: A Battle Mage Reborn, and is a GameLit Fantasy Adventure with soft LitRPG elements set in the digital world of EndWorld Everlasting.




By the Sword


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Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother's untimely death. Yet now at last her brother was preparing to wed, and when his bride became the lady of the keep, Kerowyn could return to her true enjoyments - training horses and hunting. But all Kerowyn's hopes and plans were shattered when her anscestral home was attacked, her father slain, her brother wounded, and his fiancee kidnapped. Drive by desperation and the knowledge that a scorcerer had led the journey which would prove but he first step on the road to the fulfillment of her destiny.




Seven Blades in Black


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Acclaimed author Sam Sykes returns with a brilliant new epic fantasy that introduces an unforgettable outcast mage caught between two warring empires. Her magic was stolen. She was left for dead. Betrayed by those she trusts most and her magic ripped from her, all Sal the Cacophony has left is her name, her story, and the weapon she used to carve both. But she has a will stronger than magic, and knows exactly where to go. The Scar, a land torn between powerful empires, where rogue mages go to disappear, disgraced soldiers go to die and Sal went with a blade, a gun, and a list of seven names. Revenge will be its own reward.




Second Chance - a Battle Mage Reborn (Book 1)


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What if you could guarantee life after death? Denton Wade is Dying. And Cyberternal Industries has the answer. An answer he isn't willing to accept: life everlasting in a game world of fantasy, swords, and magic. EndWorld Everlasting. A man-made afterlife. It goes against everything he's always believed in. But there might still be hope. And hope is a very dangerous thing. Far below their headquarters in Dallas, Texas, Cyberternal has been working on a secret medical program. A program made available to Denton though his personal, if not complicated, connection to an Assistant Vice President at the powerful company. After agreeing to undergo the procedure, Denton finds himself awakening to a strange, new world... A world he never wanted. Second Chance is the first book in the series: A Battlemage Reborn, and is a GameLit Fantasy Adventure with soft LitRPG elements set in the digital world of EndWorld Everlasting.




Blades Of Magic: Crown Service #1


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This is year one of the Initiate Wars. Sara is hoping it doesn’t become the year she dies in an adventure fantasy for the ages. -- It is not a peaceful time in the Algardis Empire. War is raging between the mages and seventeen-year-old Sara Fairchild will be right in the middle of it. She just doesn't know it yet. Sara is the daughter of a disgraced imperial commander, executed for desertion. Sara is also the best duelist and hand-to-hand combatant in Sandrin. She lives quietly with her family’s shame but when challenged about her family’s honor, her opponent inevitably loses. On the night she finds out her father’s true last actions, she takes the Mercenary Guilds’ vows to serve in the emperor’s army. Using her quick wits and fierce fighting skills, she earns a spot in the first division. There she discovers secrets the mages on both sides would prefer stay hidden. Dark enemies hunt her and soon it's not just Sara questioning the motivation behind this war. While fighting mages, blackmailing merchants and discovering new friends, Sara comes across something she’s never had before - passion. The question is - can she fight for her empress against a mage who might unwittingly claim her heart? This is year one of the Initiate Wars. Sara is hoping it doesn't become the year she dies.




Cloak of Blades


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There is no honor among thieves. My name is Nadia, and I'm a shadow agent of the High Queen of the Elves. That means I use magic to steal things for her. Now she wants me to steal a treasure from an Elven lord without him even realizing that it's missing. To pull it off, I'll need a crew. But there is no honor among thieves, and not even all the magic in the world can protect me from a blade in the back...




Rising of a Mage


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Master Gabrielle of the Wizards Guild looked at the book title: Magical Items and their Creation BY Anwar Alamira. He looked up at Anwar and smiled. That is the name I will be known by in the magical world, Anwar said. Gabrielle nodded, sat down and began leafing through the book written by his former apprentice. When farm boy Anwar discovers he has the ability to use magic he goes to the local wizards guild for help. As apprentice to Master Gabrielle, he soon surpasses his teachers skills and knowledge and becomes a formidable member of the City Guard. While studying the magic arts, he meets Mariah, apprenticed in the art of healing. Anwar discovers that the girl he has fallen in love with will fight by his side with sword, knife and bow. When their city is attacked by a horde of marauding goblins, Anwar becomes a local hero. After the senseless slaughter of his family, Anwar vows to hunt the evil in the world and protect those who cannot protect themselves. Anwar, Mariah and his best friend Jabaal take off in search of knowledge and adventure. It doesn't take long for them to find it.




Spirit Blade


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Here today, gone tomorrow A dead future leads to sorrow. Things are disappearing, and their disappearance is not being noticed, as parts of history are being erased. Somehow, the powerful mages discover this problem and know they must act in order to prevent the future from being erased altogether. To do this, someone must travel back in time to the time of the dragon wars, where the origin of the problem seems to originate. Arch Mage Kazin is once again called upon to seek out the problem and neutralize it before its too late. Kazin recruits some of his former companions and goes further back in time where they must work very carefully so as not to adversely affect history themselves. Before long, they realize that things are not happening as they should be. History is being altered. Whether directly or indirectly responsible, they soon find themselves chasing a foe far more powerful and omnipotent than they realize. Join Kazin on this new quest, Spirit Blade, Book III of The Dragon Mage Trilogy, where the past and future collide with explosive fury! Check out www.dragonmagetrilogy.com




The Swordmage


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Fantasy-roman.