The Price of the Veil

Magic costs your memories, but the greatest deception is where they go.

von Jerry Douglas

274 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Every spell demands a sacrifice of the mind.

In a realm governed by the Veil, casting magic requires giving up personal memories. A minor charm costs the memory of a pleasant meal; a devastating ward erases a first love or a childhood home. For fifteen years, Martin Pryce has lived quietly as a humble carpenter in Briar Glen, content with knowing nothing of his life before waking up with a scarred body and an empty mind.

His peaceful existence shatters when a rogue thief, Elena Sloan, arrives clutching a stolen imperial artifact. Inside lies an unthinkable truth: the memories paid to the Veil do not vanish into the ether. They are hoarded by the ruling ministry to fuel an empire built on stolen souls.

Relentlessly pursued by an elite inquisitor who has burned away her own humanity to become the perfect hunter, Martin is forced to tap into deadly magical instincts he never knew he possessed. But every spell he casts to protect his companions burns away the fragile new life he cherishes-unraveling the dark, forgotten past he once tried to escape.

To break the empire's grand illusion, Martin must wage a war where victory might cost him his very identity.

• ISBN: 9798194022212
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.08.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp