The Mage Saga
What can a mage do when he accidentally pushes his kingdom outside of time? How can he put it back? And what consequences may play out? This series includes generations of a family, both by blood and by love, and traces a hidden threat across the worlds.
“What happened here?”
“Time happened here.”
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The grand kingdom of Empleheim flourished—until the day it disappeared, leaving its people behind. Thrust beyond time itself, the nation is now home to only one man, the mage Achron, whose experiment went terribly wrong.
Seeking to restore his homeland, Achron incidentally rescues a young woman named Keena, who claims she can help him if they recover the golden tome stolen from her. Empleheim’s ancient mysteries conflate with questions about his new companion as he discovers that they now share a strange bond that defies both time and space. Time has left him alone, but Keena cannot.
What can they do to bring Empleheim back to life? Separated from what they have loved and known, Achron and Keena find their chance meeting to be the promise of an answer.
Achron has seen his country restored to time, but as time passes, the power contained within his children only stirs up greater questions about the ancient past. Even Creed, the famed energy mage from the great mage war, cannot explain the mysteries of the majestic gems of power or the golden chronicle. To address the challenges that lie ahead, they must try to understand what the great mages left behind.
As they pursue knowledge about the past, they cannot neglect the present. The oldest Windslo children are nearly grown and must face their own trials of life and love. With each surprise and change adding to the legend of Empleheim, how much longer can the majestic gems stay hidden?
In the twenty years since Empleheim’s return to time, the residents of Castle Hona have settled into a reasonably normal and contented existence, despite their unusual situation. But rumors stir in the surrounding nations, rumors of strange people and strange powers rising from the “cursed” land. As Empleheim’s fame grows, Achron must grapple with increasing danger and unpleasant surprises from both sides of the world, as he strives to keep his family and friends safe.
Even within the Windslo household, struggles abound as the children, some now in young adulthood, try to comprehend their extraordinary natures. What are the majestic gems truly capable of? How can they avoid disaster?
Difficulties without and within press down, blow after blow, and their hopes and dreams may not withstand the strain.
Uneasiness hovers over Empleheim. Months of fruitless searching for Tonis, increasing hostility from nervous neighboring kingdoms, and the complications of raising his unusual family have left Achron with more questions than answers. And Hona’s newest resident, the little human girl Seki, seems curious about them, but oddly reticent about speaking of herself and her past.
From conflict of the heart to the defense of their home, challenges rise on every front, and every choice is clouded with uncertainty. How far will they be forced to go to protect their own? So blessed, so burdened as they are with the ancient powers of the great mages, can the inhabitants of Niado ever know peace, or will the cost be too high?
“I suppose it is time that I tell you my story. There was a problem. A problem that could not be solved by anything we knew.”
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As de facto leader of reborn Empleheim, Achron must answer the question of how to build a nation from nearly nothing. Can the swelling population of Niado find a place in a world that will not understand their very existence and fears the power they possess?
The damaged citrine power core of the Zephyr grows increasingly unstable, with the potential to unleash tremendous harm, but Seleen speaks of a far greater danger, the likes of which they can hardly comprehend. The youngest Windslo litter is growing up to face not only practical challenges, but also a calamity that threatens more than just their world.
“Why can’t I use my power like everyone else? What if it never makes sense?”
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The great machine draws closer to rejoining the worlds, to the destruction of them all. As the only aspect mage in existence, Lucint has always known he alone has a chance of standing against it. But how can he do that when he has so little control over his own power? No amount of practice seems to be enough, no staff can rein in his wayward abilities, and no one will be able to travel with him to the dark world of the Airn to help.
When a possible answer presents itself, Lucint has to take a chance on it. His courage stretched, he steps into an unknown place. Failure would mean the loss of everything, but what would the cost of success be?