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The Renegade: A Prequel to The Hard Edge of Magic
Is anything worth being hunted and despised?
Dalthinir’s life quickly unravels when he acts on suspicions about a fellow mage. After desperately using magic to escape an attempt on his life, he finds himself on trial for murder.
But more is at stake than his reputation. In their greed for power, reckless mages are willing to risk a release of magic so powerful it will destroy the kingdom. He alone recognizes the peril.
Prohibited from taking action, Dalthinir must decide what he is prepared to lose for the sake of the kingdom. Can he sacrifice everything he cares about to become a scorned and hunted renegade?
Dalthinir’s life quickly unravels when he acts on suspicions about a fellow mage. After desperately using magic to escape an attempt on his life, he finds himself on trial for murder.
But more is at stake than his reputation. In their greed for power, reckless mages are willing to risk a release of magic so powerful it will destroy the kingdom. He alone recognizes the peril.
Prohibited from taking action, Dalthinir must decide what he is prepared to lose for the sake of the kingdom. Can he sacrifice everything he cares about to become a scorned and hunted renegade?
68 pages, Paperback
Published March 22, 2024
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About the author
Allan N. Packer
30 books29 followersAllan Packer writes epic fantasy. The Ruptured Kingdom is his second published series, following The Stone of Knowing and the other novels of The Stone Cycle series.
Allan grew up surrounded by books and became an avid reader during his childhood. In his university years fantasy displaced science fiction as his favorite genre, thanks primarily to J. R. R. Tolkien. He later shared this love with his four children by reading The Lord of the Rings to them aloud - a three-month marathon he completed twice during their formative years.
Born in Australia, Allan has lived and worked on three continents, and spent one quarter of his working years abroad. Having worked as an IT professional throughout his career, he was first published as a technical author.
Today he lives with his wife in Adelaide, South Australia, at the heart of a growing and geographically distributed extended family.
Allan is currently working on the final instalment in his series The Ruptured Kingdom. For news and information about Allan's books, visit his website.
Allan grew up surrounded by books and became an avid reader during his childhood. In his university years fantasy displaced science fiction as his favorite genre, thanks primarily to J. R. R. Tolkien. He later shared this love with his four children by reading The Lord of the Rings to them aloud - a three-month marathon he completed twice during their formative years.
Born in Australia, Allan has lived and worked on three continents, and spent one quarter of his working years abroad. Having worked as an IT professional throughout his career, he was first published as a technical author.
Today he lives with his wife in Adelaide, South Australia, at the heart of a growing and geographically distributed extended family.
Allan is currently working on the final instalment in his series The Ruptured Kingdom. For news and information about Allan's books, visit his website.
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March 5, 2024
Mages are actually amazing what with the power of magic they wield. Just too bad that does not guarantee that the person wielding such powers are of exemplary character...as Dalthinir soon discovered is the case with Benadin. Benadin left Dalthinir sealed into a cave to die a starvation death so as to hide his illegal research into dragon magic.
But there is something special to Dalthinir too. As Benadin is about to discover too
This prequel, The Renegade, is but the prequel to The Hard Edge of Magic in the new series, The Ruptured Kingdom and it certainly wets one's appetite to get going with this series. It is a winner by Allan Packer and sizzles!
Enjoy.
But there is something special to Dalthinir too. As Benadin is about to discover too
This prequel, The Renegade, is but the prequel to The Hard Edge of Magic in the new series, The Ruptured Kingdom and it certainly wets one's appetite to get going with this series. It is a winner by Allan Packer and sizzles!
Enjoy.
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