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@2@The kingdom of Carinthia is @20@rich, powerful and undefeated@21@. A thousand years ago, its ancestors were the spell-wielding northern tribes who crushed the Roman Empire. Their legendary hexmasters can destroy whole armies and turn battlefields into fiery lakes of lava.@3@@2@Magic is Carinthia's wealth, protection and way of life. @20@But the age of magic is dying.@21@ Some would do anything to see it return: any act, no matter how terrible, is justified, so long as the hexmasters can still protect their homeland.@3@@2@The kingdom is poised between @20@order and chaos@21@ - and the smallest spark is the difference between @20@disaster and triumph@21@.@3@@2@@20@ARCANUM is powerful new epic fantasy from an award-winning author.@21@@3@
About the author
Dr Simon Morden is a bona fide rocket scientist, having degrees in geology and planetary geophysics, and is one of the few people who can truthfully claim to have held a chunk of Mars in his hands. Simon Morden lives in Gateshead with a fierce lawyer, two unruly children and a couple of miniature panthers.
Summary
From an award-winning author comes a powerful new epic fantasy. When the age of spellcasting ends, the greatest of kingdoms will fall . . .
