The Quicksilver Trilogy - Quicksilver Rising (The Quicksilver Trilogy, Book 1): Large type edition

From the author of the internationally acclaimed Orcs series comes a powerful new epic fantasy to illed with spectacular magic, action, adventure and political intrigue.

In the land of Bhealfa magic underpins the social order. Different classes enjoy different qualities of magic; from meagre charms for the destitute, to grand conjurations for the rich. But the most skilful and expensive spells of all are those used by the authorities to control the entire population.

Reeth Caldason is the last remaining member of a tribe of warriors who were brutally massacred decades ago. Cursed with episodes of blind rage that endanger anyone near him, he is forced to wander the world seeking revenge for his people and a cure for his magical affliction.

But the spell that binds Reeth is an esoteric one, and his search has so far been fruitless. Only when a young sorcerer’s apprentice named Kutch tells him of the mysterious Covenant does he regain a glimmer of hope. Forming an uneasy alliance the two head for Bhealfa’s capital city in search of this secretive magical society, unaware that they are about to be drawn into a dangerous world of conspiracy and sedition.