I sometimes forget I have several book series. (Don’t ask me how I forget that. I simply don’t notice until I actually look at the list.)
With that in mind, I thought it might be a good idea to put something together that goes over the different starting points. And today we’re focusing on the Wishing Blade Universe!
Right now, there are three published series:
- The Wishing Blade series
- Stone and String series
- Legends of Cirena series
The Wishing Blade Series
Start with Magic’s Stealing in The Wishing Blade series if you want epic adventure, several interacting magic systems, and meddling deities.
A heinous plot is unveiled when magic is stolen.
Toranih would rather have a sword in her hand than use her powers to heal or throw fireballs. But when the kingdom’s magic is stolen, she’s one of the few whose powers remain.
With the looming threat of an army of shadows who are impervious to mortal weapons, she must either adopt her neglected responsibilities as a mage or watch her home perish.
Stone and String Series
Start with Stone and String in the Stone and String series if you want short, mythical stories with a focus on one specific magic system and region.
(You can get this one for free when you sign up to my newsletter!)
A spell to infuriate the goddess of the dead…
Everyone is born with two strings of magic. One strand is life, and the other is death.
But when Edyli’s little sister dies in an accident before her first rites of magic can occur, Edyli uses magic to return her sister to the living. As a result, she finds herself in a land of weblike strings… the afterlife. Still, she is determined not to let that stop her from seeing her sister once more.
Legends of Cirena Series
Start with The Wind Mage of Maijev in the Legends of Cirena series if you want to explore many different regions and cultures, and see more of Cirena’s ribbon magic system before it gets stolen in the Wishing Blade series.
(This one is available as a free ebook at most major online ebook retailers!)
As of The Dark Forest of Aneth, this series is complete! A mix of nine short stories and novellas, and one novel.
A wind mage in a city that hates magic…
Livena is a wind mage, secretly harboring magic she doesn’t want. But with a storm brewing, it’s only a matter of time before her magic escapes and a deadly mage hunter discovers her secret…
Three potential starting points. If you prefer to go by chronological order, then start with the Legends of Cirena series, since it takes place about 200 years prior to the Wishing Blade series. But you can start with any series.
Don’t want to decide? Start with The Wind Mage of Maijev. It’s short, it’s free, and it’ll give you a taste of the world and magic. ☺️
Happy reading and writing!
