A young half-elf learns he’s the secret heir of a murdered king and resolves to claim his father’s magic and save his country in this progression fantasy.
In the world of Alterra, forged from the ruins of Ragnarök and a nearly forgotten Earth, magic is everywhere. Despite this, half-elf Kiru and his mother live a quiet existence in a remote village where nothing ever happens. Nothing, that is, until the day Kiru gets into a fight with a rich lordling who breaks his spine.
Fleeing their small town together, Kiru’s mother confesses an astonishing truth to her son: he is royalty, the son of the murdered King Ruken Chromebane, monarch of the Kingdom of Blades, who was wrongly accused of being a tyrant because of his rare magical abilities.
Soon, Kiru begins to feel his father’s unique brand of mana within himself. This power, the half-elf discovers, was all that stood between the kingdom and invasion by an army of dragons. If he can harness it, he’ll be able to control his broken body and travel the continent in search of the king’s lost treasures, eventually claiming his own rightful place on the throne.
Accompanied by William the imp and Brunhilda, dwarven paladin in the Order of Valhalla, Kiru sets out to restore his father’s legacy and save his country. Stop one: the Royal Cultivation Academy, where Kiru must navigate a complex web of relationships and personality types—all while hiding his outlawed power—to recover the first of the slain king’s items . . . before it’s too late.
The first volume of the epic progression-fantasy series—originally released on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!
Author:
Maxwell Farmer
Maxwell Farmer is the author of the Ashen Plane, Dr. Druid, and Last Psion series. He spent his youth in Metropolis Illinois, the home of Superman. There, the seeds of his love for fantasy and science fiction blossomed. Like the caped crusader, Farmer dons an alter ego: During the day, he’s known as Dr. Farmer and treats the ailments of all the local cats and dogs. At night, however, he works hard to write captivating stories full of action and adventure with the goal of transporting readers to new and magical worlds. Farmer lives in the Great White North of Wisconsin with his wife, son, and two dogs. To learn more, visit his website at www.maxwellfarmer.com.
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PERFORMER:
Kevin T. Collins
**Kevin T. Collins** is an Audie and Earphones winning narrator with over 485 titles under his belt, who has been seen Off-Broadway, on TV, and in feature films. Having voiced books in every genre by authors such as Bram Stoker, William Faulkner, James Patterson, R.L. Stine, Bruce Catton, Richard Preston, and Dean Koontz, six of his titles, including _Lone Survivor_, and _Testimony_, have won Audiofile Earphones Awards, and another, _Beautiful Creatures_, was honored with a 2011 Audies Award.
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