Infernal

by Mark Jager

Overview

PART MAN. PART MONSTER. ALL VENGEANCE...

In the war-torn lands of Krandin, a kingdom fighting against the Worm King of the Penullin Empire and his dark magic, a stranger wakes, knowing only that his name is Stratus.

He possesses great strength and magic, but only fractured memories of his past, and a growing certainty that he is not, in fact, human.

As he explores this new world, disoriented, making few friends and many enemies, the battle for his mind will determine the fate of the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781088173
Publisher:	Solaris
Publication date:	11/24/2020
Series:	The Chronicles of Stratus , #1
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	511,390
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 4.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Mark de Jager isn’t sure if his love of writing led to his love of gaming or vice versa, but his earliest memories involve both. He now spends his time trying to find a balance between these and working a full time job in the City, a process made slightly easier by his coffee addiction. An ex-MP in the South African army, Mark now lives in Kent with his wife Liz (herself a published author) and their lazy dog in a house that is equal parts library and home.

Editorial Reviews

08/24/2020

De Jager’s dark, suspenseful debut fantasy gets his Chronicles of Stratus series off to an impressive start. Sorcerer Stratus wakes up in a meadow having lost his memory, but aware of a “beastly thing” inside his head that makes him worry he might be a demon. His search for identity brings him to Krandin, a kingdom in the midst of war with the Penullin Empire. There he meets the kingdom’s champion, Tatyana Henkman, and together they unearth secrets about the nature of Stratus’s demon from a crypt beneath the city. Meanwhile, the wizards of the Penullin Empire, led by Navar Louw, the Worm Lord, devise a sinister plot to infiltrate Krandin. Stratus must fight the battle within his mind and the one against the agents of Penullin—who just might possess the answers he seeks. De Jager takes his time with the mystery of Stratus’s identity, punctuating the internal conflict with adrenaline-fueled action sequences that notch up the tension and suspense. This promising series launch brings the goods. Agent: Harry Illingworth, D H H Literary. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

"If Jack Reacher came to Westeros and started beating the hell out of everybody, you’d have Mark De Jager’s Infernal ... daring, dangerous, and full of surprises" — Sebastien de Castell

"Clever, funny and cheerfully brutal" — Snorri Kristjansson

From the Publisher

"Epic fantasy without any pretensions of changing literature or establishing itself in the canon, Infernal is only concerned with being entertaining. And it definitely succeeds." — SciFiNow

SciFiNow

"Infernal proves to be an incredibly strong start for this series. With drama, mystery, bloodshed, and grim humour abound, fans who favour the likes of The Elric Saga or The Silerian Trilogy will definitely have some fun with this one" — Starburst

Starburst Magazine

"Infernal is magical, fast-paced and imaginative" — Culturefly

Culturefly

"Epic fantasy without any pretensions of changing literature or establishing itself in the canon, Infernal is only concerned with being entertaining. And it definitely succeeds."

SciFi Now

"If Jack Reacher came to Westeros and started beating the hell out of everybody, you’d have Mark De Jager’s Infernal ... daring, dangerous, and full of surprises"

Sebastien de Castell

"Clever, funny and cheerfully brutal"

Snorri Kristjansson