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Return to Honor
A Fantasy Short Story by Brian McClellan
Companion Book to the Powder Mage Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Military Fantasy,
- Gunpowder Fantasy,
- War Fantasy,
- Action Fantasy,
- Redemption Arc
This book is for you if you're into...
- Powder mage magic mixed with military missions
- Disgraced heroes fighting for redemption under impossible deadlines
Captain Vlora is a powder mage in the Adran army.
Once the favored, adopted daughter of the field marshal, she is now a pariah amongst those she called her family.
Her superior officers would like nothing more than to send her to a far off posting and forget about her, but no one is exempt when there is a war -- and powder mages are desperately needed.
When a traitorous guard captain goes on the run with information that could harm the war effort, Vlora is sent on his trail.
She has three days to find him; she will have to make new friends and test the limits of her skills.
Fail, and good soldiers will die.
Succeed and maybe, just maybe, she can begin to work her way back into the field marshal's good graces.
A new story set in the world of the Powder Mage trilogy, the most acclaimed and action-packed new epic fantasy series in recent years.
Return to Honor takes place directly following the events of book one, Promise of Blood.
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