The Icor Tales

Bathgate's richly imagined epic fantasy series immerses the listener in a vibrant magical world whose peace has been shattered. The struggles of the people of the Ceniac Island are viewed through deeply dimensioned characters with massive battles and epic wizard duels. Victory comes from understanding what magic will allow and what it will punish.

Fifteen hundred years after the fall of the ancients with their science, a medieval-style civilization has arisen amid a new power made possible by the last invention of science...the magic of Icor. New evils arise to join old ones. New wars must be fought. New alliances must be made. New kinds of magical creatures join forces to support or to oppose the destruction of humanity.

The great barrier has fallen, and now Bestich is ready to deliver his death blow to the tribes of man. His armies are augmented by exactly 100 crimson wizards, 100 dragons, and behind them looms the miles-long Beast, slithering and salivating at the prospect of consuming the remnants of humanity. Magic itself has turned on mankind. Sam, the reluctant hero, leads his friends to the Kerilian cave on a desperate search for answers, but he is betrayed. With epic battles, strategic gambits, and frenzied defenses, mankind makes its last stand.

Sam and his companions head back to the Ceniac Island to face Uther, the Enthraller. The barriers between the realms have fallen and new forces enter the story. More battles, more strategies and more desperate defenses ensue.