The fresh, original first novel of a magical fantasy trilogy, about a dyslexic wizard who cannot spell his spells, yet is destined to contend with an ancient evil that threatens to destroy not only all the magic in the world, but all the people as well.

Nicodemus is a young, gifted wizard with a problem. Magic in his world requires the caster to create spells by writing out the text . . . but he has always been dyslexic, and thus has trouble casting even the simplest of spells. And his misspells could prove dangerous, even deadly, should he make a mistake in an important incantation.

Yet he has always felt that he is destined to be something more than a failed wizard. When a powerful, ancient evil begins a campaign of murder and disruption, Nicodemus starts to have disturbing dreams that lead him to believe that his misspelling could be the result of a curse. But before he can discover the truth about himself, he is attacked by an evil that has already claimed the lives of fellow wizards and has cast suspicion on his mentor. He must flee for his own life if he's to find the true villain.

But more is at stake than his abilities. For the evil that has awakened is a power so dread and vast that if unleashed it will destroy Nicodemus... and the world.

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Praise for this book“Spellwright would be notable just for its clever and original re-imagining of the fundamentals of magic and wizardly training--something that, despite rampant Pottermania, has been sorely lacking in recent fantasy--and the central idea here is splendid. But Spellwright also has the virtue of being well-written, amusing, and full of ideas. The mysteries are actually mysterious; the characters are interesting and realistic. I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing what happens next.” —Tad Williams, bestselling author of Shadowmarch


About the Author

BLAKE CHARLTON has had short stories published in several fantasy anthologies. Spellwright is his first novel. A medical student at Stanford University, he lives near San Francisco, where he's working on a sequel.


Title: Spellwright
Author(s): Blake Charlton
Volume: 1
ISBN: 9781429945219
Copyright 2010
Release Date: March 02, 2010
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: mobi,ePub | Learn More about our supported formats
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