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The Bone Mage
“As flesh serves in life, so too shall bone serve in death.”
In the continent of Azu, bones are a source of power. Mages known as osteomancers draw strength from the dead—and the older the bone, the greater its potency. Across the Outlands, tombs are plundered for skeletons to trade, while in the city of Mubal, burial is forbidden and the state cult hoards the largest necropolis in history.
Amid a world of crypt raiders and rival city-states, two young osteomancers are set on converging paths. Tariro, an Obuyo refugee, strives to rise above prejudice and earn his place among Mubal’s elite warriors. Kaiya, a Scavenger hardened by the lawless Outlands, plies her trade raiding tombs for profit under the employ of bone collectors. Though they walk different paths, their fates are bound by both tragedy and chance.
The Bone Mage begins a saga of magic, memory, and forgotten legacies.
In the continent of Azu, bones are a source of power. Mages known as osteomancers draw strength from the dead—and the older the bone, the greater its potency. Across the Outlands, tombs are plundered for skeletons to trade, while in the city of Mubal, burial is forbidden and the state cult hoards the largest necropolis in history.
Amid a world of crypt raiders and rival city-states, two young osteomancers are set on converging paths. Tariro, an Obuyo refugee, strives to rise above prejudice and earn his place among Mubal’s elite warriors. Kaiya, a Scavenger hardened by the lawless Outlands, plies her trade raiding tombs for profit under the employ of bone collectors. Though they walk different paths, their fates are bound by both tragedy and chance.
The Bone Mage begins a saga of magic, memory, and forgotten legacies.
254 pages, Paperback
Published August 27, 2025
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December 7, 2025
This is EVERYTHING I have been wanting from South Africa fantasy authors! Oh my goodness! The magic system, the world-building, the politics, the teenager characters with big aspirations and big flaws (I see character growth coming in the next book). The Bone Mage has it all! Adventure, magic, loss, growth, friendships, adversaries, and big political secrets and plots.
I cannot wait for the next one! Well done to the authors for such a stunning opening novel in what I am hoping will be an epic series!
I cannot wait for the next one! Well done to the authors for such a stunning opening novel in what I am hoping will be an epic series!
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