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A dark curse is destroying Kyllan’s magical world.

His search for help sends him through time

Path of the Apprentice Mage

Magic is forbidden.

When Kyllan escapes the king’s deadly demons, an ancient Oracle sends him on a quest through time to a forgotten age of magic and beasts.

Learning fast is the only way to survive. One mistake could cost him everything.

His only skill is riding a magic board. Facing wild creatures and protecting his little sister means Kyllan needs allies and strength. to face a kingdom that wants him dead… before its power becomes unstoppable.

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The Baroness — Architect of Submission.  She doesn’t merely enforce obedience—she engineers it. Through poisoned trials, vanished children, and carefully cultivated terror, she teaches the kingdom how to kneel.
Order is her justification. Control is her reward.

Elowyn — The Hidden Light
Kyllan’s younger sister shares his courage and cunning. Quiet and clever, she hides her growing magic from the world. When the time comes to rebel against the kingdom’s darkness, she rises to lead, beloved by all.

Blazeling — The Shadow Demon:  The Baroness’s enforcer hound, unleashed to crush resistance. His dark magic chokes villages into silence—but he cannot endure the light.

King Vogon — The Ravager. Power is not enough—only possession satisfies him. Through iron armies and corrupted sorcery, he seeks to own the world down to its final breath. If the world starves, so be it. He believes hunger will never reach his throne.

Jules — The Graceful Protector
She moves with grace, fights with precision, and is always reliable. Heartbroken by Kyllan's experience, she steps in to protect his world.

Azaelia — The Skyborn Watcher
She moves between earth and sky, unseen and unstoppable. She's a reliable spy. Observing has taught her many things, but belonging to a team is new.

Rendon Dragonfriend. Prince. He can speak to many creatures. Chorvag, his dragon, has taught him that leadership is earned by understanding those who cannot speak for themselves.

Kyllan — The Forbidden Mage. His magic should not exist. Neither should the future he’s fighting for. As a curse engulfs his world, he must wield power he was never meant to have to save his sister.
Chani — The Ritual Keeper
Kyllan’s grandmother carries the old ways and truths too dangerous to forget. Before he disappears into hiding, she prepares him with the only magic that still endures—remembrance, protection, and love. Her optimism is contagious.

Ashbeard — The Living Elder
Rooted in the Petrified Forest, he remembers the world as it once was—and the peoples who were lost to time. More than three centuries old, this tree-man trains Kyllan in secret, offering knowledge that no longer exists anywhere else.

The Dominion Rule by Greed and Control

Black Eyes — Jaeden of the Sands. The desert shows no mercy—and neither does Black Eyes. A crystal hunter and desert thief, he lives by his own code, striking from the shadows and vanishing like the wind. In the Secret Kingdom, his hidden hall holds answers long buried.

The Celestial Realms

Meet the Timebreakers — Kyllan's team

The Apprentice Mage

A boy on the run. A Mythical kingdom. A world where magic still lives.
When Kyllan escapes a deadly king, an ancient Oracle sends him on a quest into legend and through time. In a forgotten age of magic and beasts, he must find the strength and allies to face a kingdom that wants him dead.

The Apprentice Mage Series is Complete

A boy on the run. A lost kingdom. A world where magic still lives. When Kyllan escapes a deadly king, an ancient Oracle sends him on a quest into legend and through time. In a forgotten age of magic and beasts, he must find the strength and allies to face a kingdom that wants him dead.
The realm is starving. Magic is failing. Kyllan’s friends are trapped behind enemy lines. To stop the king, he must accept help from someone bound to the enemy’s power—knowing the price could be more than the world can afford.

Kyllan’s sister appears in his dreams, calling for help. ancient magic forces him back into enemy territory. With the king’s power growing and time running out, one rescue mission could decide the fate of them all.

Trapped in the bandit's hideout, Kyllan discovers stolen magic stones. He must outwit thieves and survive impossible odds. With new allies at his side, mastering ancient magic and turning his captors into his prisoners may be the only way to save the realm… if they can survive.

The Apprentice Mage Bundle includes deleted scenes, including Kyllan and Elowyn's early life with their parents.
It includes inspirations also. I wrote the series as I traveled. I was influenced by the history I learned in Eastern Europe and Asia.
The insatiable king and the Elven Cultures were, in fact, based on cultures I studied, and re-imagined to create fantasy perfect for ages 9+.

These bonuses are only available in this Bundle.

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