An exiled riftmage braves a high-seas voyage to lead a deadly expedition across a broken continent.
Stripped of his magic. Exile is just the beginning.
Branded unfit for duty and exiled from his order of warrior mages after a rigged duel with the Crown Prince, Quinn Fletcher is left with a shattered eldrigite shard and zero future. His fortune changes when his estranged uncle, Captain Miles Fletcher, sails into port with a deadly proposition: retrace Quinn’s father’s final steps across the broken continent of Albria to find a lost archive of ancient books on magic.
The continent is overrun with caustic magic and mutated, mana-hungry creatures, and the expedition is compromised before the crew even sets sail.
Hidden among the crew is Elena, a ruthless Northern spy disguised as a scribe, sent to sabotage the expedition and steal the archive's keys. Meanwhile, Prince Virgus escapes his mother’s royal manipulations and sets out with the Nódán across the continent, determined to reach the archive before the Fletchers and Northerners.
As the three competing factions descend on the ruins, Quinn must navigate shifting alliances, deadly rift magic, and a crew of scoundrels. In a race where the boundary between friend and enemy dissolves, Quinn must decide what success will cost. Will he reclaim his lost power, or will his father’s past drag him to the grave?
Secrets Etched in Stone is a dark epic fantasy featuring a disgraced mage, a morally gray spy in disguise, found family, and toxic mutagenic magic. Perfect for fans of The Will of the Many, Mistborn, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
