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By the Pact
A Fantasy Novel by Joanna Maciejewska
Book 1 of the Pacts Arcane and Otherwise Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Dark Fantasy,
- Demonic Pact,
- Reluctant Hero,
- Mage Politics,
- Sarcastic Banter
This book is for you if you're into...
- Demon bargains that grant power but come with strings attached
- Snarky mage-killer sidekicks who complicate every plan
- Scheming archmages and impossible odds for underdog heroes
High mages lied: Veranesh, the demon who destroyed the continent is still alive. And it's up to their former student to expose the truth—even if it means another Cataclysm.
When Kamira, a once high mage student turned arcanist, discovers an imprisoned demon in underground ruins, she is forced into a pact that grants her powerful magic, but also ties her to the very demon that once devastated the continent… and Veranesh wants his freedom.
With one friend by her side, Veelk, a mage killer bound on protecting her, Kamira will have to outwit the archmages, other demons, and possibly her own demonic benefactor to survive. Her chances are slim, but with Veelk's ever-present sarcastic repartee, Kamira might just pull through.
Plots and schemes, power and means—sometimes the price for victory is choosing which friend will die, but when you only have one friend, the choice is… easy?
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