"Old Sorcery captures a dark cosmos within its pages, leading the reader through realms of esoteric magic and into the paradoxical frailty and strength buried in the hearts of heroes and villains. A powerful work of imagination."
— Coy Hall, author of The Owl Men of Shanidar.
Old Sorcery by James Callan is the story of three heroes (and one badass necromancer) who have all fallen into the machinations of Melorin, the most powerful sorcerer in the wide world of Garden.
Only with the power of the four lost demon shards can Melorin hope to again walk free, away from the grasp of his scorned former-apprentice who would unleash legions of the dead upon the realms of the living if she succeeded in gathering the shards.
Witty and hilarious, deep and nuanced, Callan brings a masterful command of prose to a rich world inspired by pulp classics. Following in the footsteps of legendary writers like Samuel Beckett, Terry Pratchett, and Jack Vance, Old Sorcery is an unforgettable contribution to the Fantasy genre.
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