New Dark Lord

In the first installment of this epic of magic and battle, a powerful necromancer comes to the aid of a nation in peril-but is he a savior or a threat? Over fifteen decades, Silenos has become an experienced magician of House Shaiagrazni, revered for his intellect and power. But when he dares summon a fearsome Entity, things quickly go awry, and he's transported from his sleek tungsten chamber into a cold, barren stone room in an unfamiliar world. There, he's surrounded by a crowd of ignorant savages who call him "Savior" . . . Ensharia, a paladin in this backward nation, leads him to its royal rulers, who beg his help fighting off the Dark Lord's forces. An army of rotting abominations is pouring over their border, far outnumbering their defending troops. There's nothing for Silenos to gain by assisting these people, with their primitive technology and weak magic, against such superior warriors. But he decides they need a great leader such as himself. When Ensharia accompanies Silenos into battle and witnesses his mastery of the dark arts, she's horrified. But when Silenos's necromancy saves countless lives, she resolves to put her misgivings aside. As they plunge into a sea of carnage, Ensharia will find her endurance and spirit tested like never before. Meanwhile, before Silenos can reach the heights of greatness he strives for, the former commander himself will have to learn how to fight. He'll confront barbarians, revolutionaries, and the stirring of not only his hunger for unlimited power but also emotions long locked away . . . The first volume of the hit progression-fantasy series-with more than 500,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

Silenos has conquered a kingdom and installed a princess as his puppet-but will an unseen force prove more powerful than his magic? With his monstrous army behind him, the caster Silenos has driven the king of Fadaka from his throne and left his palace in ruins. He then selects the deposed king's horrified daughter, Ado, as the kingdom's new ruler. Or, more precisely, his puppet. Her simpleminded subjects can labor under the illusion that they're free while Silenos sets to work radically reshaping this wretched civilization. With her father trapped and conscious within a hideous form, Ado has no choice but to obey or risk the same fate herself. But Silenos's victory may be short lived. News arrives with the sky captain Swick that the Dark Lord is leading his reanimates toward Kaltan once again . . . and possibly Fadaka next. And beneath the caster's contempt and ice-cold calculation, the captive king can sense a crack in his emotional armor. If that crack were to widen, the resulting collapse could spell either freedom or doom to the kingdom. Silenos can feel the change within as he finds himself wracked with alien and deeply irrational feelings. He doesn't yet know if these unfamiliar sentiments serve his ultimate purpose. As bloody chaos descends, will they become a useful weapon-or a fatal weakness? The second volume of the hit progression-fantasy series-with more than 500,000 views on Royal Road-now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!