Mar grew up an orphan on the streets of Khalar, doing whatever necessary to survive-- working, begging, stealing. When an insane scrapper led him to an ancient sundered city, he discovered a book of lost knowledge. This book and the scrapper’s eon’s long quest have led him to begin a great journey to rediscover the technology of the ancient world -- magic.

When his companions, the young witch Telriy and the enigmatic Waleck, were stolen away by the despised Brotherhood of Phaelle, Mar had to depend on weak and half-understood spells in order fight this new enemy. He has learned to perceive the magical fields that permeate all things. He has learned to manipulate magic to change the physical restrictions of his world. He has crossed a wilderness on a skyraft of his own creation. Now, seeking the lost Telriy and Waleck, he has come to Mhajhkaei, The Greatest City in All the World.

But Mhajhkaei is at war.

And it is losing.

The epic fantasy series, The Key to Magic:
Volume One:
I. Orphan
II. Magician
Volume Two:
III. King
IV. Emperor
Volume Three:
V. Warrior
VI. Wizard
VII. Thief (forthcoming)