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Mercenary’s March
Fifteen years ago, the Kingdom of Kentigern was destroyed by a necromancer and his army of orcs, the Royal Family and a handful of aristocrats and commoners forced to flee across the Inner Sea before it was too late. Since then, few have set foot on Kentigern and fewer still have returned, leaving the refugees trapped, unable to return home. But now the Necromantic Wars are over.
Determined to keep his vow to return, Crown Prince Hadrian of Kentigern raises an army of mercenaries, armed with the latest weapons and magitech necromancer-killing devices, and sets off to reclaim his father’s kingdom. For Sir James, Captain-General of the Bloody Hands, it is a chance to gain the titles and wealth that should be his by right; for Robin and Eliza, runaways from aristocratic justice, it is a chance to make a new life for themselves, far from their former tormentors.
But it won’t be as easy as they think, because the ruined kingdom hides a far darker secret than a necromancer, and one far more dangerous …
Determined to keep his vow to return, Crown Prince Hadrian of Kentigern raises an army of mercenaries, armed with the latest weapons and magitech necromancer-killing devices, and sets off to reclaim his father’s kingdom. For Sir James, Captain-General of the Bloody Hands, it is a chance to gain the titles and wealth that should be his by right; for Robin and Eliza, runaways from aristocratic justice, it is a chance to make a new life for themselves, far from their former tormentors.
But it won’t be as easy as they think, because the ruined kingdom hides a far darker secret than a necromancer, and one far more dangerous …
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Published November 8, 2025
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November 19, 2025
I need more of this
As I've come to expect from Chris now, this was a bloody good yarn. A coming of age story, in a context that blurs the boundaries between fantasy and science fiction, which I also enjoy. But a good concept is no good on its own, without a good story to carry it. And now I have to get every other book in this universe as soon as I'm finished with The Empire's Corps series.
As I've come to expect from Chris now, this was a bloody good yarn. A coming of age story, in a context that blurs the boundaries between fantasy and science fiction, which I also enjoy. But a good concept is no good on its own, without a good story to carry it. And now I have to get every other book in this universe as soon as I'm finished with The Empire's Corps series.
December 4, 2025
Another Story Well Told
I have been reading Chris for years now. He always gives us the back story of why he took his characters down the chosen path. I have enjoyed every one of his novels and will continue to buy more. Have even started to reread "School of Magic" from the the beginning. Ahhhh...the power of kindle. The books take up no shelf space.
Keep up the great work!
I have been reading Chris for years now. He always gives us the back story of why he took his characters down the chosen path. I have enjoyed every one of his novels and will continue to buy more. Have even started to reread "School of Magic" from the the beginning. Ahhhh...the power of kindle. The books take up no shelf space.
Keep up the great work!
November 21, 2025
Battling the Mad Mage
This novel introduces the reader to the difficulties of reclaiming lands conquered by necromancers. It is a grimmer tale than most of the Schooled in Magic novels But it has the usual craftsmanship of Nuttall’s books.
This novel introduces the reader to the difficulties of reclaiming lands conquered by necromancers. It is a grimmer tale than most of the Schooled in Magic novels But it has the usual craftsmanship of Nuttall’s books.
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