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The Forever King
A Fantasy Novel by Ben Galley
Book 1 of the The Scalussen Chronicles Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Epic Fantasy,
- Dark Fantasy,
- Rebellion,
- Dragons,
- Revenge
This book is for you if you're into...
- Forbidden magick hunted by empires and daemons alike
- Revenge quests where survival trumps heroism
- Wars with dragons, beastpeople, and trickster gods in the mix
A brutal war against a vast empire. An immortal mage. A trickster god with chaos in mind. And a girl with the future of the world in her hands.
In Emaneska, to consort with magick is to court death. Banned by the Arka Empire, magick's purging has finally brought peace to a war-torn land.
Like any dutiful citizen, Mithrid Fenn wants nothing to do with magick. But when an illegal spellbook washes up on a beach after a battle between giant, unknown ships, Mithrid Fenn is thrust into a war she never knew existed.
Her family slaughtered, Mithrid finds herself hunted by daemons and the emperor's assassins. She is dragged inexorably north to Scalussen, where mages, dragons, beastpeople, and witches doggedly wage a war for freedom against the tyrannical empire.
But Mithrid only cares for revenge and nothing nobler. If killing the emperor means helping the Outlaw King, then so be it. Even if it means drowning the world in fire.
with Ben Galley “ I love to create deep, high concept fantasy worlds, packed with magic and mythology wrapped up in intricate characters working through emotional storylines. ”
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