Series: The Curse of Blood Magic, Volume 1
Publication date: March 2021
Synopsis:
What if the curse of magic could destroy the world?
With Blood and Ash is the first of two volumes taking us on this journey of deadly magic, non-stop action, and adventures into new and exciting worlds.
Delve into this anthology featuring seven gripping tales of dark magic. Experience love and loss, death and wizardry as worlds are rent asunder.
Evil is rising, and hope is almost lost. Will anyone be able to stop it?
"Master and Apprentice" by David Green - He was supposed to be her father-figure and teacher, but instead he broke the world. Now he wants her back, and is willing to pay any cost.
"Fire and Wisdom" by Joel R. Hunt - When sent to investigate a series of disturbances in the outer territories, the elite wizard Lorus, along with his fire elemental familiar Red, discovers a secret that will test his skills, his loyalty and his understanding of what it is to be human.
"The Hounds of Everspire" by T.M. Brown - Raimund Plesner is a Sentinel, a warrior trained to hunt down and kill those demonstrating arcane proficiencies. He soon finds himself caught up in a broader conspiracy which not only threatens his entire Order, but the very foundations of the Empire itself. His only hope is to face the events of his past and strike back hard against the Coven before it's too late.
"The Child of Fire" by Michael D. Nadeau - Set in the real world, a young girl discovers a hidden realm called Lyria. It exists parallel to our own universe, and a destructive force is waiting to destroy us all.
"The Spring in the Desert" by Wynne F. Winters - There is a world of drought and destruction, where magic is currently and water is life. What dark mysteries await you there?
"What We Were Made" by Crystal Lynn Hilbert - For years a vengeful woman slumbered, and now she awaits the offspring of her enemies to return to the forest so she can enact her revenge.
"The Monster of Carroch" by Rose Strickman - Children have always disappeared around Carroch Peak, but when Callum McRathray's son vanishes then it's time for the wild magician to face the monster who dwells deep within the mountain.
With Blood and Ash is the first of two volumes in The Curse of Blood Magic collection. This anthology can be read by itself, or alongside the second volume "With Blood and Iron".
Series: The Curse of Blood Magic, Volume 2
Publication date: March 6th, 2021
Synopsis:
What if the curse of magic could destroy the world?
With Bone and Iron is the second volume in the Curse of Blood Magic collection. Join us on this journey of deadly magic, non-stop action, and adventures to new and exciting worlds.
Delve into this anthology featuring seven gripping tales of dark magic. Experience love and loss, death and wizardry as worlds are rent asunder.
Evil is rising, and hope is almost lost. Will anyone be able to stop it?
"The Hound of Oakenhall" by Austin Shirey - When a masterless knight takes a contract to kill an invincible beast, he is thrust into a mystery where nothing--even the monster--is what it seems.
"Morgan's Story" by Sam Fletcher - Morgan Bane, the heir of Bane's Academy of akashic magic, has found more love in Tatu's crime syndicate than his own family. Mostly consisting of an oppressed goblin race, the Syndicate is skeptical of a boy with so much privilege. To prove his loyalty, Morgan must sever the hand of Graft Agoseris, the most bloodthirsty enforcer on the island and, more importantly, the father of his first love. Death in all families is inevitable, and Morgan must make the final choice between them.
"With Stunted Wings" by McKenzie Richardson - Follows a pair of unconventional twins, fairies each born with only one full wing as they navigate a world designed around flight. Blending their elemental powers with potions, resurrection spells, and soul magic, they explore just how far one will go to get what they've always desired.
"Dith the Fire Witch: A Night Order story by Rachael Boucker - In this preindustrial world, humans have been pushed to the brink of extinction. Only witches and rogues have the skill to take on the demon hordes. Edith, Dith to some, has been blood gifted with rare magic of fire. Whether the hunt leads her into the depths of a drowner lake or skin-wearer infested woods, she'll walk away with demon heads. But the demons are once again rallying armies, and Dith can't take them all on by herself.
"Black Lake Tower" by C.S. Kirk
"Dowser in a Dead Town" by Jonathon Mast
"Fury: A Tale of the Wilder Light" by Lauraine S. Blake
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Excerpt from The Spring in the Desert
Silas rested her back against a large rock, grateful for the little shade it offered. Red dust danced in the heated wind around her, sticking to the tan skin beneath her tattered clothes. The mountain pass walls stretched hundreds of feet high, but with midday approaching shadows were minimal. The sun beat down relentlessly, with not a single cloud to dull its might. There rarely was -- it hadn't rained here for nearly 100 years.
Silas sucked on the flat stone in her mouth, trying not to think of water. That was the commodity these days -- people lied for it, stole for it -- even killed for it. When the drought first began no one seemed too concerned -- there were water mages aplenty, enough to pull the blessed substance from the ground, and even the air. But then fewer and fewer were born every year, until mages of any kind were considered worth their weight in gold. Any water mages now living were kept under lock and key by the warlords who ruled the vast desert, forcing anyone who wanted access to bend the knee.
Or, like Silas, steal from those people.
Something stirred around the bend in the road, jolting Silas from her reverie.
She knelt, resting her fingers against the ground and closing her eyes. She detected a faint vibration, the sensation growing stronger moment by moment. Quarry.
Moving quickly Silas stood and pocketed her flat stone, already tasting the sparkling water on her tongue. The mountain pass lay between two of the largest warlord compounds, meaning anyone who wanted to travel to one or the other had to make their way through. Silas wasn't stupid enough to try robbing any of the official convoys, but unaccompanied travelers -- they were ripe for the picking.
From what Silas had felt there was one on their way right now.
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