My new short story The Call of Fate is available for preorder. Here is a short excerpt:
Wogan Nance, more commonly
referred to as Boot Chuck by his squad, looked out over the sprawling camp of
the army. Tents were lined up orderly in rows for as far as the eye could see.
Soldiers milled around cook fires, sharpened swords, and fletched arrows,
mostly staying close to their own squad's compound of tents and supplies. He
wondered how many soldiers were like himself, hiding their true nature to keep
from being used up in short order. He wondered how many secret mages, or at
least those with the ability to become mages lurked in midst of the throng of
these men and women.
Mages were a hot commodity
in the Imperial Army as it swept across the continent claiming new lands for
its own. Magic turned the tide in battle for whichever side had the most numerous
mages. While ability helped greatly, a large number of fledgling mages could
overcome a seasoned magical user in due time, at the cos…
