The Mages of Starsea (Signed Paperback)
The Mages of Starsea (Signed Paperback)
The first book of The Starsea Cycle series. No one knows why all mages are doomed to illness and death, but when Lucian is identified as a mage and exiled from Earth, he's determined to find out...
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The first book of The Starsea Cycle series.
Lucian dreams of a new life outside the cesspool of Earth. Unfortunately, his wish comes true when the government identifies him as a mage.
No one knows why the mages are being born. No one knows why their powers lead to madness and death in a terrifying disease known as "the fraying". The only solution is to quarantine the mages in academies.
When Lucian is exiled from Earth, he must travel to the distant world of Volsung to receive training. During the long passage, he meets a mysterious mage. She prophesies Lucian is marked by the Manifold, the reality that is the source of all magic. It is a destiny that requires Lucian to master abilities he never imagined he possessed.
But that’s the last thing Lucian wants. He faces a terrible choice. To accept his new reality as a mage. Or to try and outrun destiny...
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About the Author
Kyle West is best known for his bestselling science fantasy series: The Starsea Cycle, The Wasteland Chronicles, and The Xenoworld Saga. His passion for both science fiction and fantasy come to life on the pages of his books, melding into a genre known as "science fantasy."
He got his start in 2012 with his post-apocalyptic/horror/fantasy series, The Wasteland Chronicles. He then moved onto The Xenoworld Saga, a dystopian fantasy series set in the same universe.
Most recently, he has published The Starsea Cycle, a creative spin on space opera, where magic is introduced to the universe through a series of mysterious interstellar gateways.
In 2022, he took his success one step further by launching Kyle West Books, his own independent bookstore that provides readers direct access to his work.
Kyle currently resides in Oklahoma City with his family.