Beyond the Cobbled Road: Fading Light
Short-lived, fragile, and considered little more than servants, they have spent generations beneath the other races. No human has ever been permitted to study the magical arts.
Until Kye.
When a human servant saves the life of the elven maister Arden, he is offered something no human has been given before: a place at his side as an acolyte.
To Kye, it is the chance to become more than the world believes he can be. To many within the Six Realms, it is an insult to the natural order.
But while Kye struggles to master a power never intended for human hands, something far more dangerous is stirring. A necromancer is moving through the realms, leaving death and impossible magic in his wake, and the secrets behind his return may reach further into the past than anyone realizes.
To survive, Kye will have to prove that humans are capable of far more than servitude.
He may also prove that the Six Realms have been wrong about them all along.
Reader Reviews
1 rating
Sara-Jane K.
In a world where humans are enslaved and treat horrendously, Kye finds his world drastically turned upside down after helping Maister Arden of the high council.
Thrust into the world of magic, I loved the academia vibes, complete with super entitled, annoying rich kid nemesis and brainy potential love interest.
Kye had been treat poorly his whole life, isolated with no friends or family, so I really loved his relationship with Arden and the found family he finds.
Orin is also a great villain. I feel like we’ve only just touched the tip of the iceberg with him in this book and can’t wait to learn more about him.
The world building was rich in detail, I loved the six realms, the mages and the magic system. It definitely draws on Norse mythology, which I enjoyed. I would love to see a map of the world, so I could visualise it.
The story was well paced and I loved how easy to read it was for a fantasy, I just would have preferred shorter chapters.
Overall, I rate this 4.5⭐️ it’s an epic fantasy filled with action and adventure. I can’t wait for the next book!