Kingmaker, Kingbreaker

Centuries before the great Mage War, a land stands unknowing on the edge of catastrophe. Barl is young and impulsive with raw power burning inside her — but in her city, only the noble-born learn the arcane arts, and her eagerness gets her banned from ever studying magic. Morgan, a Council mage obsessed with preserving bloodlines, is intrigued by her ability despite her low status. Together they can create extraordinary new incantations — but Barl cannot see the darkness driving him.

In Lur, magic without authorization is a death sentence. The Doranen have ruled through magic for centuries, and the native Olken surrendered their own power as the price of peace. Asher came to the royal capital chasing fortune, found himself in the prince's inner circle — and has no idea the Olken's ancient prophecy has been watching him all along.

The Innocent Mage has come, and with him the beginning of the end of everything. Asher arrived in Dorana seeking wealth and found his destiny instead — bound up in an ancient magic and a city of princes, warriors, and secrets that could shake the kingdom to its foundations.