Return of the High Mage King
Age of Heroes, Book 1
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All of the incredibly powerful high mages died out centuries ago. Nobody expected one to return.
I was just a simple blacksmith apprentice when a visit by the mages of Essalin confirmed what I’d long suspected—I could touch the aether. Destined to be a mage, I’m plucked from my village alongside a feisty redhead so we could journey to the fabled city of the high mages to learn how to control and wield the aether.
The road there isn’t going to be easy though. Brutal orc raiders are spreading across the continent for the first time in a hundred years, and rogue mages are stirring chaos in their wake. I find some allies along the way, including a highborn blonde with a sassy mouth, but it’s clear to me that I’ll need all the help I can get.
Especially when my coming shakes the foundations of the entire continent—all the way to the long-dormant throne of the High Mage King itself.
I hope they’re ready for me.
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