About This Dark Lord

His trusted teacher turns out to be a necromancer. 

His true love is promised to another by her indifferent father. 

A cursed skeletal has attached itself to him for forgotten reasons. 

And a magic book has him hopelessly addicted to its effects. 

Into this mess steps a secret society seeking the secrets of the Dark Lord’s rebirth. 

Seduced by opportunity, involved by chance, and touched by the magics of the world, Caleb must decide what kind of man he is to become. 
Will he win her at all costs? Or sacrifice for the good of others?

Is there a third way? A fourth way?

The magics they see, the magics they abide. 

The Dark Lord won.
The world lives on.
Bored, he has grown absent.
Secret societies abound.
When will he return?
Can the suffering defeat him? 
Caleb cares for none of these worries.
He only wants to win back his one true love.
The fate of the world just keeps ...

... getting in his way.  

This is the beginning of an epic series that starts small, as most of our lives are lived. The politics of the world are distant and unimportant, as is often true for the young. Until, of course, they're not. The Dark Lord's influence looms over all who live and all that is done. 

The hero's call is more often imposed upon us than chosen. 

WHAT TO EXPECT:

- Classic Fantasy Sword and Sorcery 
- Hero's Journey 
- True Love struggles, mistakes, and obsessions common to the young 
- Practical answers to love's mysteries for a male POV
- Slow introduction to magic powers 
- Magic Combat, magic weapons, magic artifacts
- Sword fights, violence as a solution, violence as misleading
- Local intrigue expanding into global concerns
- Personal struggles turning into unconventional and questionable actions 
- Friendships saving the day
- Cursed haunts, cursed lives, karma events creating opportunity and suffering