Author: nkleem

Three years after the events of Fractures, Thaleon continues his studies at Allesdale. No longer a novice mage, his life has taken on a comfortable routine of magical studies and working in the infirmary. Meanwhile, Dawyn is making the best of his life in the one place he never wanted to be—the Crown’s army. His days are filled with endless training and lessons to prepare him for the life of … life of hunting down rogue mages. Unexpected events shatter the calm of their new lives. Thaleon must leave the safety of Allesdale and embark on a hopeless quest to…

Dark magic is evil. The Crown executes all dark mages.Every Itothian child grows up hearing stories of their wicked spells, demonic rituals and human sacrifices. But what do you do when you are told you are the monster from the very stories used to frighten you?After the attack on his home village, Thaleon makes the unfortunate discovery he is a valekyn—a dark mage. Facing the threat of execution … threat of execution with his entire family gone, he places his trust in the kind strangers who whisk him away to Allesdale, the Crown’s training facility for young mages. As he…