Blademage Saga

Apprentice Swordceror, the first volume of the Blademage Saga, is a debut novel that tells the story of a young man trapped between the separate and incompatible worlds of Wizards and Warriors. The main character, Kevon, is easily identified with, possessing the raw talent we all wish we had, and the naiveté we hope we lack. His journey through betrayal, love, loss, and personal growth is accentuated by the friends and allies that he comes to surround himself with.

Kevon has grown in skill, strength, and stature. Hiding amongst the miners on the Southern Frontier, he has taken up blacksmithing, relying on the near-constant touch of iron and steel to shield him from discovery by his enemies. When he learns of a growing darkness near the site of the destruction of the Mage's tower in the West, he rejoins Waine and Bertus to investigate. He takes up the mystic arts once more, and is forced to work with a former enemy to save the Realm from an evil he helped unleash.

The battle for Eastport is won, but a third of the waterfront lies in smoldering ruin. Forced to use sorcery and steel during the showdown with Holten Magus, Kevon's secret is revealed. He flees across the sea to the east, surrounded by close friends, and dubious allies. He continues the mission before him - translating an ancient tome for a patron whose support he may have already lost. In a strange land, Kevon must fight to rejoin old companions and forge new alliances in a struggle that may be more than it seems....

The Highplain has been restored to a tenuous balance, but at great cost. The leader of the Striders falls in the final push to relcaim a lost settlement. Kevon's former Master is defeated in a battle that claims the lives of many soldiers and sailors aboard an Imperial ship. The Blademage's sister, Alma, has been taken by evil Magi, assisted by her traitorous husband-Kevon's former friend Martin. One of Kevon's most powerful allies, Pholos, falls on the battlefield trying to save her.

Routed from the Seat of Darkness, Kevon and his allies must regroup and gather more strength to withstand the forces that march against them. Martin, now commander of the twisted armies, brings new horrors against the heroes as other agents of the Dark work in secret to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Can Kevon and the others find the wisdom and strength to unite the inhabitants of the Plane of Enchantment against the rising darkness before Death itself comes calling?