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Masters of Deception
A Fantasy Novel by JC Kang
Book 1 of the The Dragonstone Chronicles Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Sword and Sorcery,
- Criminal Underworld,
- Ancient Evil,
- Forbidden Magic,
- Shifting Alliances
This book is for you if you're into...
- Scheming sorcerers and conmen with questionable morals
- Fantasy intrigue centered on a city pyramid and a Dragonstone
- Alliances that shift faster than loyalties in a den of thieves
Only a disgraced sorceress and conman can prevent an ancient evil from returning to the world.
Hoping to revive her dishonored clan's forbidden magic, sorceress Brehane just wants to find a lost teacher and bring him home. Instead, she finds herself trapped in a foreign port, where warring crime factions vie for control of the city's pyramid.
Local Diviner, Cassius Larusso, knows why: atop the pyramid sparkles a Dragonstone, preventing the Orc Gods from returning to the world. His family's thousand-year mandate to protect the ancient artifact is almost as important to him as filling his coffers with gold, his stomach with delicious food, and his bed with a different type of delicacy.
Joined by Sameer, a paladin pursuing his forbidden love, and Jie, a spy hunting a traitor, Brehane must choose the right side in a game of shifting alliances and deception. Cassius will lie, cheat, and steal to get her to pick his... and him.
A wrong choice doesn't just mean that Brehane can't go home; it could lead to the downfall of humanity.
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