The New Magic

by Joseph Malik

Overview

ANCIENT MAGIC.
MODERN STEEL.
“Tell me who you ride beside, and I’ll tell you who you are.”

- Falconsrealm proverb
Jarrod Torrealday is Lord Protector of Falconsrealm and a knight in the secretive Order of the Stallion, “the king’s eyes and ears.” He awakens one glorious fall morning to discover his castle under siege and his alliances shattered as a new threat rises in the west: a revolution driven by a sorceress trained to kill and led by an unstoppable swordsman from the world he left behind. Worse yet, the weapons Jarrod brought with him from Earth are rocking the country on its heels and threatening everything he came to save.
At a candlelit crossroads of dark sorcery and espionage, Jarrod must choose between embracing profane wizardry for the good of the realm . . . or gambling the future of the kingdom in a showdown between ancient magic and modern steel.
Vivid swordplay meets intrigue and espionage in the adrenaline-fueled sequel to Joseph Malik’s critically acclaimed fantasy bestseller DRAGON’S TRAIL. Historical accuracy, magical realism, and irreverent humor create a world so immersive and authentic that it has left readers asking how to get there. 
The New Magic is the second installment in the Outworlders series, but can be read as a stand-alone with Book I, Dragon’s Trail, serving as the origin story of Jarrod Torrealday. 
Praise for The Outworlders, Book I - Dragon’s Trail: 
“James Bond in tarnished armor . . . (A) highly enjoyable story for fans of self-aware epic fantasy.” 
-- Publishers Weekly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997887563
Publisher:	Oxblood Books
Publication date:	09/18/2018
Series:	Outworlders , #2
Sold by:	PUBLISHDRIVE KFT
Format:	eBook
Pages:	374
File size:	718 KB

About the Author

Troy Duran is an experienced voice-over artist with an extensive background in radio. He has narrated more than thirty audiobooks, in genres ranging from historical fiction and horror to romance and thrillers.

In addition to fiction, Joseph Malik writes and lectures on advanced intelligence theory and asymmetric warfare for the U.S. military. He has worked as a stuntman, a high-rise window washer, a computational linguist, a touring rock musician, and a soldier in the United States Special Operations Command. He has been a longtime panelist and demonstrator at sci-fi and fantasy conventions, speaking as an expert in swordsmanship, hand to hand combat, and military tactics and strategy. He has also lectured on fantasy writing and independent publishing at schools and colleges across the Northwest. His first novel, Dragon's Trail, became a Kindle Top 100 Bestseller in four countries in 2017, reaching #1 in Epic Fantasy in the U.S., Australia, and Canada and #1 in Sword and Sorcery in the U.K., making him eligible for the 2019 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction and Fantasy-one of very few independent authors to ever qualify with a debut novel. A veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, Joseph Malik lives in the Pacific Northwest along with his wife and their two dogs, and serves in the U.S. Army Reserve. He is a member of SFWA.

Editorial Reviews

"The New Magic is epic portal fantasy at its finest; brutal, hilarious, and with a cutting wit that's practically unmatched in recent fantasy showings . . . "

– Ambrose Crotts, Fantasy Book Reviews

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