The Quarrels of Mages and Men

Olander has survived on the peace formed bymages and common men - but what will happen when the king abducts a mage from a noble house? Old feuds are settled, and older magic returns to the world. The Quarrels of Mages and Men is a novel told through the perspective of five characters. Alida, the only child of a successful inn, a world wary young woman who is happy, until discovery of her possession of ancient magic. Kasall, Alida's adopted brother who wants little more than to be a hero, and to be Alida's. Gerod, a lonely king with self destructive tendencies who abducts the sole daughter of a powerful southern family to give his son strength. Clarice, the abducted daughter whose magic is ripped away from her. Inge, father of Clarice, and a scarred man with strong memories of the war that tore his family apart. All these characters will come together and the relationships that develop between them will shape the wars to come, for when mages and men fight, only death truly wins.