An epic Norse fantasy packed with tattooed mages wielding unbridled spells, meddling gods, dragon-riders, and twisted mythology.

Only half the recruits that undergo the Ritual survive to become Written mages. Only they can wield the fiercest of magics to protect the Arka, until either death or the madness takes them.

When five scholars of Arfell are assassinated and a powerful spellbook from the time of elves and daemons is stolen, it falls to Farden, the Arka's most powerful yet troubled Written mage, to keep Emaneska from falling into chaos.

Entangled in a web of lies and politics, Farden is tasked with hunting down the assassin and recovering the spellbook before it falls into the wrong hands and the world is cast into shadow. The Arka are running out of time to find the culprit, and Emaneska seems once again on the brink of war with the Siren dragon-riders.

Farden will have to fight his way across savage Emaneska and back, a land infested with wyrms, marauders, and betrayal. It will take every fibre of his will, every scrap of magic in his bones, and if Farden falls, so shall the world.

Welcome to Emaneska.
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The start of an epic 7-book fantasy saga, The Written is full of magic, dragons, flawed morally-grey characters, lovers to enemies, and perfect for readers who devour John Gwynne, Steven Erikson, Ryan Cahill, and Robin Hobb.

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• Science Fiction & FantasyFantasyMyths & LegendsNorse & Viking
• Science Fiction & FantasyFantasyComing of Age

• Publication Date: December 2, 2010
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• Print Length: 438 Pages
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