A Crucible of Souls
(Sorcery Ascendant Sequence #1)
For a debut novel this is
more than a little impressive. Characters are vividly drawn, multi-layered, and
in one or two cases, compelling. Hogan joins with the new wave of fantasy
authors in his use of morally ambivalent characters, distinct and tight points
of view, believable world building, an intelligible magic system, and some
edgy, gritty content. - D.P. Prior, author of The Nameless Dwarf.
When Caldan’s parents are
brutally slain, he is raised by monks and taught the arcane mysteries of
sorcery.
Vowing to discover for
himself who his parents really were, and what led to their violent end, he is
thrust into the unfamiliar chaos of city life. With nothing to his name but a
pair of mysterious heirlooms and a handful of coins, he must prove his talent
to earn an apprenticeship with a guild of sorcerers.
But he soon learns the
world outside the monastery is a darker place than he ever imagined, and his
treasured sorcery has disturbing depths.
As a shadowed evil
manipulates the unwary and forbidden powers are unleashed, Caldan is plunged
into an age-old conflict that brings the world to the edge of destruction…
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