Accidental War Mage

Conscripted into imperial battle, a lowly mechanic crosses boundaries to face monsters of war, in this thrilling dark-fantasy adventure. Hailing from a rural village, Mikolai was an army mechanic with modest ambitions: keep his head down and stay out of trouble. But then he had the misfortune of finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time . . . Mistaken for a steam knight, Mikolai is drafted into a task force with an intimidating casualty rate led by the notorious war mage known as the Butcher of Belz. Suddenly the unwitting commander of a small squad, the former civilian is tasked with leading his troops into battle to stamp out the resistance in the name of imperial rule-or heroically die for the motherland in some godforsaken corner of the world. Trudging over the treacherous Sarmatian mountains and into a dreaded no man's land where empires clash, Mikolai and his team face a threat worse than they'd feared: not all their enemies are human. The squad is outmatched, but they know desertion equals execution. Fortunately, their leader's own latent mage powers have unexpectedly started to emerge. Mikolai used to think his destiny was to be a humble farm boy, but he'll soon discover he's bound for greater-and terrifying-things. In order to save himself and his friends, he'll need to summon the willpower to become the commander he was always meant to be. But survival is far from guaranteed. The first volume of the hit progression fantasy series-with more than a million views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

As war rages on, a runaway mercenary engages in a kill-or-be-killed mission, in the second book of this riveting dark-fantasy adventure. Mikolai Stepanovich's days as a modest army-mechanic-turned-steam-knight are long gone. Plunged into the horrors of war after he's abandoned by his commander, Mikolai is forced to take on the new role of mercenary. And with that comes his new identity: Col. Marcus Corvus. Once, he promised to kill or die in service to the Golden Empire; now, he promises to kill or die for a fistful of coin. Mikolai's latest assignment is to protect a Silesian noble's industrial compound, where a cannon manufacturing operation is underway. Among his troops, there's no more fearless a sniper than Katya, Mikolai's devoted bodyguard and lover, whose solo scouting mission literally cost her an arm and a leg. Now, fitted with two mechanical limbs crafted from metal, Katya appears more formidable than ever. Mikolai, however, is burdened by secrets. He didn't just move on from the last battlefield . . . he deserted it. With the pressure of enemies closing in and the possibility of execution looming, he's already faced with incredible danger. But there may be no greater threat to Mikolai than Katya herself. She can't abide disloyalty, and she thrills at the spilling of blood. Should Mikolai's secrets be revealed, the love of his life could very well be the death of him. The second volume of the hit progression fantasy series-with more than a million views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!