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Tales of Simple Magic #2
Maker Magic
Imagine a horse-powered world where magic is used for mending, making, and healing.
Magical ability is rare, but Ky Vaux—a peasant boy from a poor family—can not only mend and make, but is extremely powerful and hopes to fulfill his dream of working as a healer.
Ky’s gift of magic is now supporting Ky, his mother, his sister, and even his cousins.
But for Ky, taking care of his family isn’t enough. He wants to help others, the poor children of the city and those who're being tortured by a sadistic noble …
Magical ability is rare, but Ky Vaux—a peasant boy from a poor family—can not only mend and make, but is extremely powerful and hopes to fulfill his dream of working as a healer.
Ky’s gift of magic is now supporting Ky, his mother, his sister, and even his cousins.
But for Ky, taking care of his family isn’t enough. He wants to help others, the poor children of the city and those who're being tortured by a sadistic noble …
322 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 9, 2026
About the author
Laurence E. Dahners
63 books713 followersI was born on the island of Cyprus where my dad was employed as a mining engineer. We moved to the Philippines (more mining) when I was three and then to Arizona when I was 9. I went to med school at the University of Arizona and did a residency in Orthopaedics at the University of Kansas. I taught Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until I retired in 2017.
I've always loved science fiction and it's been great fun getting to write some. I also like music and have a little home recording studio. You can read more, listen to some music and look at some of my art, at http://laury.dahners.com/ if you like.
If you want to contact me, or be put on my email list to be notified when new books come out, just email me at ldahners@gmail.com
Laury Dahners
I've always loved science fiction and it's been great fun getting to write some. I also like music and have a little home recording studio. You can read more, listen to some music and look at some of my art, at http://laury.dahners.com/ if you like.
If you want to contact me, or be put on my email list to be notified when new books come out, just email me at ldahners@gmail.com
Laury Dahners
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January 9, 2026
Great book Two.
I highly enjoyed visiting this universe again.
I cant wait to read the next four books in the series.
I hope its soon.
I highly enjoyed visiting this universe again.
I cant wait to read the next four books in the series.
I hope its soon.
January 30, 2026
3.5 Stars. Cannibalized half of the ideas from his own Hyllis Family series.
At least you know what you're getting when you read a Dahners book. Fast paced, tightly focused stories within simplified worlds, but with an interesting magic/technological premise.
At least you know what you're getting when you read a Dahners book. Fast paced, tightly focused stories within simplified worlds, but with an interesting magic/technological premise.
January 9, 2026
More than a Mender
I prepaid to have this day of first sales. This afternoon I am writing to say it was a good purchase. Our young lender develops additional skills and discovers how to be a Maker and more. Side story of romance is good as well. It does include a character that is absolutely disicable.
I prepaid to have this day of first sales. This afternoon I am writing to say it was a good purchase. Our young lender develops additional skills and discovers how to be a Maker and more. Side story of romance is good as well. It does include a character that is absolutely disicable.
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July 7, 2026This book is okay. Not boring enough for you to put it down, or not pick up again.
This character is so two dimensional, it is exactly like everyother Dahners lead characters. Humble, brilliant, with superpower. In front of them everyone will be puny. Even the school teacher, and the king.
The world he describe here, its so wild and inhuman. If this is how US has been in history, they should be ashamed of it and I dont know why so many people want to go to this country and become citizen; oh thats right, nobody likes to study history. Well we know what what an AOTUS is, and half the country's population supports him. As well, I digress.
Its an okay book, and must be read to carry through the series. That's the problem with so many of the Dahners stories. Too much hero praising, so little happen in it, hardly any character arc.
This character is so two dimensional, it is exactly like everyother Dahners lead characters. Humble, brilliant, with superpower. In front of them everyone will be puny. Even the school teacher, and the king.
The world he describe here, its so wild and inhuman. If this is how US has been in history, they should be ashamed of it and I dont know why so many people want to go to this country and become citizen; oh thats right, nobody likes to study history. Well we know what what an AOTUS is, and half the country's population supports him. As well, I digress.
Its an okay book, and must be read to carry through the series. That's the problem with so many of the Dahners stories. Too much hero praising, so little happen in it, hardly any character arc.
January 25, 2026
Young person book, need editing. Very weak writing.
Possible story but nothing to improve upon the first book. There's really no nuance as everything is overexplained which I understand that for young audience whoever the story skips around, has very poor editing and dialogue seems contrite.
This did not help the series, a lot of logical thinking just didn't make sense and as a reader you had to pause and think why would people put up with that or why would people stay in a situation that could become negative. The main character has incredible powers to the point of overpower, yet as a young adult stumbles upon situations that have no logical sense for a teenager. Especially because most times the main character takes control and leads adults. Just not very well written. A young adult person may not notice. An adult reader the book is painful.
Possible story but nothing to improve upon the first book. There's really no nuance as everything is overexplained which I understand that for young audience whoever the story skips around, has very poor editing and dialogue seems contrite.
This did not help the series, a lot of logical thinking just didn't make sense and as a reader you had to pause and think why would people put up with that or why would people stay in a situation that could become negative. The main character has incredible powers to the point of overpower, yet as a young adult stumbles upon situations that have no logical sense for a teenager. Especially because most times the main character takes control and leads adults. Just not very well written. A young adult person may not notice. An adult reader the book is painful.
June 2, 2026
I so wanted this to work. I like the idea, but it was not to be. Narrator did nothing to help this book, in fact, she probably hurt the story. The 15 years old invented just about everything, probably even sliced bread. The fact that the King was a bumbling buffoon, yet ruled a country.? Skip this one and I will not finish any more books. The only reason I listened to this book was because I was on a roadtrip and needed something.
January 11, 2026
Devoured it in one day
Scrumptious absolutely delightful. That’s the best way I can describe this book and many of the writings from this author. I’m a fan of his. I’ve read so many series that he writes and this is just a continuation of another great series. Now I’m used to science fiction from this author, but this is magic fantasy. In this case, the MC continues from where we left off last book he learned more about himself about the potential powers that he has and we are introduced to new characters that help move the story forward. Overall great storytelling overall great advancement from one point to the next, overall just a delight to read. The saddest part of this book was just getting to the end because now it’s over and I have to wait for the next book in the series. Hopefully it comes real soon.
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First, I have to say I love the book. I got through it in a day 12 hours taking breaks here and there to do stuff around the house slowed me down. I’m a fan of so many of your series. Bonesetter still my favorite. Anyway, this story great I only had two I don’t wanna say issues, but I don’t know what to call them. The issue with the Account and his stubbornness, absolute stubbornness. My goodness did he have to be so dumb. It was like banging your head against the brick wall. I do get how it emphasized nobility, and how they are unwilling to bend, but it seemed to go a bit far when someone with sense would notice great power and say I better be nice to this guy I should work with this guy. Now there was one confusing part the end I get how the king survived and he killed everyone the heart attack excellent but it didn’t make sense to me that everybody just walked away like everything was normal. Nobody there realized how lucky they were to be alive. Nobody talked about how this young man led them to this situation. I can understand, saying the king had no experience leading and planning, but once everything had settled, I would think he would be asking questions like, how did we get to that location who led us here bring him to me I want answers. At the very least his daughter would have to give an account of what happened and he would say go get that young man right now. For the count not to realize who saved his daughter to me that made no sense. He had to have been smart enough to know that Ky did everything. At the very least, his wife should have told him how he tore down the wall how he eventually opened a hole underneath into a dungeon. With this information, someone somewhere should’ve been able to put two and two together and it just seems very weird that nobody seemed to do that but they just let him go to school a few days later. That’s the one row I have with the story that just doesn’t quite fit.
Scrumptious absolutely delightful. That’s the best way I can describe this book and many of the writings from this author. I’m a fan of his. I’ve read so many series that he writes and this is just a continuation of another great series. Now I’m used to science fiction from this author, but this is magic fantasy. In this case, the MC continues from where we left off last book he learned more about himself about the potential powers that he has and we are introduced to new characters that help move the story forward. Overall great storytelling overall great advancement from one point to the next, overall just a delight to read. The saddest part of this book was just getting to the end because now it’s over and I have to wait for the next book in the series. Hopefully it comes real soon.
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First, I have to say I love the book. I got through it in a day 12 hours taking breaks here and there to do stuff around the house slowed me down. I’m a fan of so many of your series. Bonesetter still my favorite. Anyway, this story great I only had two I don’t wanna say issues, but I don’t know what to call them. The issue with the Account and his stubbornness, absolute stubbornness. My goodness did he have to be so dumb. It was like banging your head against the brick wall. I do get how it emphasized nobility, and how they are unwilling to bend, but it seemed to go a bit far when someone with sense would notice great power and say I better be nice to this guy I should work with this guy. Now there was one confusing part the end I get how the king survived and he killed everyone the heart attack excellent but it didn’t make sense to me that everybody just walked away like everything was normal. Nobody there realized how lucky they were to be alive. Nobody talked about how this young man led them to this situation. I can understand, saying the king had no experience leading and planning, but once everything had settled, I would think he would be asking questions like, how did we get to that location who led us here bring him to me I want answers. At the very least his daughter would have to give an account of what happened and he would say go get that young man right now. For the count not to realize who saved his daughter to me that made no sense. He had to have been smart enough to know that Ky did everything. At the very least, his wife should have told him how he tore down the wall how he eventually opened a hole underneath into a dungeon. With this information, someone somewhere should’ve been able to put two and two together and it just seems very weird that nobody seemed to do that but they just let him go to school a few days later. That’s the one row I have with the story that just doesn’t quite fit.
June 27, 2026
In book 2 Ky and his family have moved to the capital so that Ky can go to Mage school. His mother and the others have opened a store to sell the products they make through “mending” magic. Ky spends his time learning magic and fixing everyone’s problems.
Maker Magic is a slice of life story about Ky - a super powered mage- learning about his magic. For most of the story, it’s a fairly relaxing read. However, the last third of the book has a plot point about kidnapping, slavery, and the torture of young women. Although the worst is “offstage”, it still seems unusual in such an overall calm book. Ky is so powerful, though, that there’s never any real danger to the main characters and little heartbreak. I do really like Ky as a character and I enjoyed seeing him try to help everyone. There were also some interesting technical descriptions in the book- making glasses from magic, for example.
Maker Magic is a slice of life story about Ky - a super powered mage- learning about his magic. For most of the story, it’s a fairly relaxing read. However, the last third of the book has a plot point about kidnapping, slavery, and the torture of young women. Although the worst is “offstage”, it still seems unusual in such an overall calm book. Ky is so powerful, though, that there’s never any real danger to the main characters and little heartbreak. I do really like Ky as a character and I enjoyed seeing him try to help everyone. There were also some interesting technical descriptions in the book- making glasses from magic, for example.
January 25, 2026
Such a good read.
It starts off right where it left off basically. I didn't really care about the incongruence between his speech and knowledge but that's bc I understand this is a fantasy world and it's just fun to be inside it so I dont ruin it for myself by picking little pleasure pieces apart. I enjoy the day to day journey with Ky. I love his Altruism and they straight forward way he deals with people which is a deep fantasy of mine that I really wish were a way people communicated. it's another cozy story with fun magic with new rules that are easy and fun to understand and think about. It's a quick read and great continuation. In the next book I'd like to hear more about spoilers
running the apartment complex, seeing if Templa comes around or pisses Ky off into making his own carriage business and who is Ky gonna marry?
It starts off right where it left off basically. I didn't really care about the incongruence between his speech and knowledge but that's bc I understand this is a fantasy world and it's just fun to be inside it so I dont ruin it for myself by picking little pleasure pieces apart. I enjoy the day to day journey with Ky. I love his Altruism and they straight forward way he deals with people which is a deep fantasy of mine that I really wish were a way people communicated. it's another cozy story with fun magic with new rules that are easy and fun to understand and think about. It's a quick read and great continuation. In the next book I'd like to hear more about spoilers
running the apartment complex, seeing if Templa comes around or pisses Ky off into making his own carriage business and who is Ky gonna marry?
June 1, 2026
Naive world building. Characters in the book are either jumping into deep conclusions or thoughts without prior evidence, or refusing to acknowledge obvious facts. Includes a lot of thinking about MC in terms of how tall, muscular, or otherwise powerful he is.
There's a lot of repetition, reusing the same micro mechanics over and over again - people marvel about softness of the pillows, or stubbornly refuse to believe MC has magical skills, or refuse to pay agreed amount. You'll have to read through all that over and over again.
There's no story arc - there's little challenge to overcome, little struggle, all seem to be easily achieved by MC. As if you had a book about war, but all the story read like a military parade instead.
Feels like it would be a good first attempt of someone who tried to write books. I won't stand third in the series, I'm afraid.
There's a lot of repetition, reusing the same micro mechanics over and over again - people marvel about softness of the pillows, or stubbornly refuse to believe MC has magical skills, or refuse to pay agreed amount. You'll have to read through all that over and over again.
There's no story arc - there's little challenge to overcome, little struggle, all seem to be easily achieved by MC. As if you had a book about war, but all the story read like a military parade instead.
Feels like it would be a good first attempt of someone who tried to write books. I won't stand third in the series, I'm afraid.
January 13, 2026
Laurence Dahners - already one of my favorite hard sci-fib writers - is back with the second book, Maker Magic, in “Tales of Simple Magic”, his first fantasy series and to no great surprise it’s superb. He’s created an entirely new magic system that works beautifully and just makes sense. Add in a story with compelling characters and a superb plot line that has drama and action while not following some formulaic fantasy trope like so many series these day. Superbly written and total fun this book and series are highly recommended (though best to start at book 1 for maximum enjoyment) with yet another “happy enough for now” ending though I will admit I’m still already craving for book 3 to come out.
March 23, 2026
Life in the big city
Our often naive teen MC and his band of peasants and traders settle into life in the big city, and he finds the mage school. Dealing with nobility often proves at best frustrating and at worst downright terrifyingly dangerous. Befriending a couple of street orphans proves illuminating for the former farmboy who was frequently hungry and hurting, but never actually seemed likely to starve to be death. With a mix of teenage bravado and good intentions we see both the conveniences (public baths!) and the dark side of a city ruled by a monarchy lacking both social security and featuring the absolute corruption that thrives in the presence of near absolute power. Avarice is again the root of most conflicts here, and violence is once again present.
Our often naive teen MC and his band of peasants and traders settle into life in the big city, and he finds the mage school. Dealing with nobility often proves at best frustrating and at worst downright terrifyingly dangerous. Befriending a couple of street orphans proves illuminating for the former farmboy who was frequently hungry and hurting, but never actually seemed likely to starve to be death. With a mix of teenage bravado and good intentions we see both the conveniences (public baths!) and the dark side of a city ruled by a monarchy lacking both social security and featuring the absolute corruption that thrives in the presence of near absolute power. Avarice is again the root of most conflicts here, and violence is once again present.
January 10, 2026
I truly did thoroughly enjoy the first book in this series, but this one literally blew me away, it was that good! Anytime a reader finds an author who will take the time to teach us how to treat people better and shows us the moral of treating people fairly is one to watch. The protagonist characters are all beyond outstanding, and the antagonist character is so evil, he reflects just how good Ky is as a person, and the author shows just how hard Ky Vaux works at staying that way. All I am truly saying is the very real fact most people will LOVE this book and the first one IF they give the story a chance. I just wish they were available in hardback!
January 11, 2026
Enjoyable, clean, kid friendly series with some hard truths & magic.
The 2 books in this series have a different take on how magic works in a medieval world. The author also presents a hard but honest description of how the poor, as well as the rich, live in this type of world. And how people with low morals and ethics treat others, without being preachy about it, just stating it as facts to be dealt with.
The magic presented is practical, not flashy, and shows how that magic could be helpful.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the 1st book in the series and I look forward to the next book!
The 2 books in this series have a different take on how magic works in a medieval world. The author also presents a hard but honest description of how the poor, as well as the rich, live in this type of world. And how people with low morals and ethics treat others, without being preachy about it, just stating it as facts to be dealt with.
The magic presented is practical, not flashy, and shows how that magic could be helpful.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the 1st book in the series and I look forward to the next book!
January 12, 2026
An excellent magical fantasy series
I wouldn't exactly call this a cozy series because there's some very bad people running around in it, but it is a story about a family that learns that they can do a magical thing called mending. They then find various ways of making and unmaking things at pays money in their medieval world, one with horses and carriages and things like that. The characters are very enjoyable to read about, and I liked the plot. I really enjoyed this author and I will definitely read the next book in this series.
I wouldn't exactly call this a cozy series because there's some very bad people running around in it, but it is a story about a family that learns that they can do a magical thing called mending. They then find various ways of making and unmaking things at pays money in their medieval world, one with horses and carriages and things like that. The characters are very enjoyable to read about, and I liked the plot. I really enjoyed this author and I will definitely read the next book in this series.
January 12, 2026
It just works!
Okay folks this is becoming a broken record! There has not been a series that Mr. Dahners has penned that I have not thoroughly loved! Read Dahners second entry for the Tales of Simple Magic as it continues his appeal! Once again I must wait with bated breath for the next book in the series! Please Mr. Dahner, contract out your series to other writers just so we can continue adventures in your varied literary universes! Here's an idea for a new series: a crossover of your series! One can only dream!
Okay folks this is becoming a broken record! There has not been a series that Mr. Dahners has penned that I have not thoroughly loved! Read Dahners second entry for the Tales of Simple Magic as it continues his appeal! Once again I must wait with bated breath for the next book in the series! Please Mr. Dahner, contract out your series to other writers just so we can continue adventures in your varied literary universes! Here's an idea for a new series: a crossover of your series! One can only dream!
February 25, 2026
Love the story
I really enjoyed the story, and am looking forward to the next book. The only thing I wish was different is to remover the picture from the chapter pages. It causes Alexa to get stuck from continuing and just goes "chapter...chapter...chapter...chapter" and I have to manually jump ahead to continue. I'd really like to listen all the way through using Alexa since kindle assisting reader uses Google text to speech and it's complete cram and monotone.
But I love the story! Worth the trouble
I really enjoyed the story, and am looking forward to the next book. The only thing I wish was different is to remover the picture from the chapter pages. It causes Alexa to get stuck from continuing and just goes "chapter...chapter...chapter...chapter" and I have to manually jump ahead to continue. I'd really like to listen all the way through using Alexa since kindle assisting reader uses Google text to speech and it's complete cram and monotone.
But I love the story! Worth the trouble
June 7, 2026
Great read with enough action and intrigue.
The author writes a complex story with action fast and with enough detail that you feel like you are standing in the moment being described.
My only issue was that after each Chapter was displayed the next Paragraph would provide the name of the book and by author name (Maker magic by Laurence Dahners). If author wants to be recognized on this page then making it a image the size large enough to contain title by author words so it's there but not read as part of the story when using text-to-speech feature like in Kindle app.
The author writes a complex story with action fast and with enough detail that you feel like you are standing in the moment being described.
My only issue was that after each Chapter was displayed the next Paragraph would provide the name of the book and by author name (Maker magic by Laurence Dahners). If author wants to be recognized on this page then making it a image the size large enough to contain title by author words so it's there but not read as part of the story when using text-to-speech feature like in Kindle app.
August 5, 2026
I really enjoyed this story and love almost every Laurence Dahners' book/series. A bonus is that this audiobook is narrated by Jocelyn Duford who is the voice of Ryn Wilkie in Dahners' "World's of Ryn Wilkie" (which I loved and sincerely hope Dahners' will finish that series). There is a lot of "DNA" in this series from the earlier Hyllis Family stories, one of my favorite series of all time.
Overall, I hope Laurence Dahners' keeps up the stories and continues to work with Audible and Jocelyn Duford.
Overall, I hope Laurence Dahners' keeps up the stories and continues to work with Audible and Jocelyn Duford.
August 22, 2026
Maker Magic is the second book in this series, and I liked it. It picks up where the first one left off, only we find out some interesting things in this book, there is a big reveal near the end of the book which certainly makes for more interesting speculation of where the story goes in the third book, but who knows. I'm off to read that one now, so then I'll know.
January 9, 2026
Could be a 4 Star but….
So I’m torn, I really am enjoying these
Books, but I’m thrown out of them constantly due to there being no distinction between the POV’s. You never knew whose POV you were in as it changed without notice during chapters, and it took a bit to figure out who you were reading. But if this was fixed, I absolutely would bump it up to a 4star. Still, can’t wait for the next one. Although, can we dispense with the cliffhangers please 🙏
So I’m torn, I really am enjoying these
Books, but I’m thrown out of them constantly due to there being no distinction between the POV’s. You never knew whose POV you were in as it changed without notice during chapters, and it took a bit to figure out who you were reading. But if this was fixed, I absolutely would bump it up to a 4star. Still, can’t wait for the next one. Although, can we dispense with the cliffhangers please 🙏
March 12, 2026
Very enjoyable
I would say there's still plenty of room for improvement but it's very enjoyable as it is.
The shift to more mundane problems is nice. There's plenty of those to go around and is the real fun of these kinds of stories. The bread and butter of them, I would say.
Also, Ky's moral conundrum seems more coherent than the Hylis family conundrum.
I'm excited for future installments. Will Martha find out? Can he establish a better way? TBC (LOL)
I would say there's still plenty of room for improvement but it's very enjoyable as it is.
The shift to more mundane problems is nice. There's plenty of those to go around and is the real fun of these kinds of stories. The bread and butter of them, I would say.
Also, Ky's moral conundrum seems more coherent than the Hylis family conundrum.
I'm excited for future installments. Will Martha find out? Can he establish a better way? TBC (LOL)
March 17, 2026
Feel good fantasy
Really enjoyed the book it continued the story of Ky the mender and his and his fsmilys continued adventures in the capital.
It a really feelgood fantasy that instead of having our hero fighting monsters fighting social injustanies and a fin change from dome of the darker fantasies i have read.
In some ways it reminds me of the recluse series and the order mages.
It also has a fun magic system and easy to read.
Really enjoyed the book it continued the story of Ky the mender and his and his fsmilys continued adventures in the capital.
It a really feelgood fantasy that instead of having our hero fighting monsters fighting social injustanies and a fin change from dome of the darker fantasies i have read.
In some ways it reminds me of the recluse series and the order mages.
It also has a fun magic system and easy to read.
July 31, 2026
There isn't a single brain cell shared between the characters... Even the simplest things seam to go over them, simplest inventions are something never before seen and social interactions are one dimensional. In the first book there was still a chance that the main character just didn't know better, but now it really seams that his obvious ideas are "unique inventions". Not going to read the last book.
January 9, 2026
Love this series
This is the second volume of zTales of Simple Magic.
In book 1, Ky Vaux discovers he can "mend" things.
In this book 2, Ky learns he can make things magically & heal people.
As he develops his powers, he must save his family & develop a sense of ethical behavior
This is the second volume of zTales of Simple Magic.
In book 1, Ky Vaux discovers he can "mend" things.
In this book 2, Ky learns he can make things magically & heal people.
As he develops his powers, he must save his family & develop a sense of ethical behavior
January 10, 2026
A very bare bones, juvenile book. Probably good for middle schoolers, but the world building is scarce, the MC almost too good at everything and the portrayal of the nobility is just caricature. Probably should have given it three stars, but it was a quick read, and I realized that I wasn't really the audience the author was aiming for.
January 11, 2026
Sad world
More of the same from the first book. It feels like almost everyone in this world are absolutely horrible people. With the exception of his family, every adult man is a drunk and women are just schemers or liars. It is truly a bleak world. The MC is perhaps too brilliant and strong for there to be any real tension or character growth.
More of the same from the first book. It feels like almost everyone in this world are absolutely horrible people. With the exception of his family, every adult man is a drunk and women are just schemers or liars. It is truly a bleak world. The MC is perhaps too brilliant and strong for there to be any real tension or character growth.
January 19, 2026
A good addition to the series!
I almost didn't read this second book because I didn't like how the first one ended, but I tried it and was pleasantly surprised that the thing I didn't like about it was quickly fixed in this one. I really like the main character and how capable and kind he is.
I almost didn't read this second book because I didn't like how the first one ended, but I tried it and was pleasantly surprised that the thing I didn't like about it was quickly fixed in this one. I really like the main character and how capable and kind he is.
February 25, 2026
More mending
A relaxing fantasy. As a child, i liked Little Eddie books and while this series is magic and fantasy, it brings back some of the wonder of discovering new ways to help others. There is some light politics and fights and many magical ideas was Ky, a young, powerful Mender learns unique ways to use has incredible talent.
A relaxing fantasy. As a child, i liked Little Eddie books and while this series is magic and fantasy, it brings back some of the wonder of discovering new ways to help others. There is some light politics and fights and many magical ideas was Ky, a young, powerful Mender learns unique ways to use has incredible talent.
March 14, 2026
A great sequel to the first one, very much in line with the author’s previous works and similar to the Hyllis family. The major difference is that this world is akin to the Middle Ages while the Hyllis novels were in a dystopian setting, and Magic was a secret in the Hyllis’ time, whereas it is a known commodity here.
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