Metamancer: (n) One talented in Metamancy, the magic of detecting, altering, canceling, and manipulating magic itself.To escape political intrigue in the capital, Sir Jared and Mage Madeline D'Abrac settled in a remote barony on the outskirts of the kingdom. Soon after, a baby in a basket appeared on their doorstep under mysterious circumstances. Fearing a connection to dark and powerful magic, they endeavor to raise him into a non-magical life as a warrior.Despite a promising start in the local guard, Johnny D’Abrac’s career is derailed by tragedy, subterfuge and an awareness that the war against the elves is unjust. After his talent for magic is discovered, he must navigate a complex and dangerous world of magic, where enemies may seem fair, and allies may be fearsome and secretive.It doesn't help that he turns out to have the most feared talent of all, Metamancy, the magic of altering magic itself.Readers who enjoyed David Eddings, Patrick Rothfuss or J A Andrews will also enjoy this tale focusing on the origins of an important person with magical powers.(Cover Art by Matt Stawicki)

Braveheart and A Game of Thrones meets Stephen King in Scott Palmer's Award Winning, Bestselling epic fantasy series, The Last Ballad.In a dying land, the armies of the dead hold sway. And those who rule them are more god than human. James Culdaine, the last heir of the Northern Throne, was just a young man when the armies of the South murdered his parents and subjugated his lands. He has never forgotten those responsible, nor has he forgiven. He has spent the last ten years living in isolation with The Feldarra; a sacred Northern clan of fierce warriors, led by the fearless Wulfee who, still reeling from the loss of her own children, finds new meaning in protecting what only family she has left.Now, an ancient order of warlocks has returned to the North, singing dark songs composed of blood magic that null the elements and threaten all that is living.With nature depleted and the Southern armies returning to the North, James struggles to embrace the unique power he has long tried to repress; the ability to commune with the spirits of the dead. In the bitter heart of a growing war, with the world dying around them, James and Wulfee desperately seek answers, vengeance, and a way to save the ones they love... No matter the cost.Fires refuse to burn. The skies are thirsty and breathless. The earth won’t eat its rot…Welcome to Ardura.

All four books of the internationally bestselling MALISON series, combined in one volume!
The histories of Old Earth record that in the Year of Our Lord 778, Charlemagne’s rearguard under the command of Count Roland of the Breton March was ambushed and slain to a man.
But Roland and his men were drawn through a magical gate, to a new and strange world of magic and deadly creatures. A world where every man, no matter what his estate or rank, no matter how poor or common or rich and influential, was born with the power of magic.
But the magic of this world carries a deadly curse, and the price for abusing its power is ruinous.
This, then, is the story of the kingdom they built, and the knight who would decide its fate.