2017 : Forge of Destiny by Yrsillar begins serialization. The locations mana can be generated are in the hands, the legs, the head (mind), the lungs and the heart.

Other speculated types include sound, spirit and metal. Andrew Rowe is a professional game designer and has worked with several industry giants such as Blizzard Entertainment, Cryptic Studios, and Obsidian. This helps inspire several subsequent series, such as Mage Errant, The Salamanders, etc. The mana types known to us are Grey, Fire, Air, Water, Earth, Umbral, Light, Transference, Enhancement, Life, Death, Mental and Perception. Seiryu can also offer her Summoner knowledge and insight if she chooses to, or even choose to intervene directly if her Summoner is threatened and she feels the need to do something about it.įinally, Seiryu and other powerful entities may have access to esoteric spells they can teach to their summoner, many of which require multiple mana types to cast that would be otherwise difficult to come by. Andrew Rowe publishes his first novel in Arcane Ascension, a magical school/dungeon crawling hybrid novel. There is a solid case for reading War of Broken Mirrors, 6 Sacred Swords and then AA, it's the chronological order (not a big deal since there is a large time gap) and it's close to the published order. To answer your question, there are several advantages.įirst, being able to summon a copy of Seiryu herself is the big one - even if her power is limited based on the mana that is used to summon her, a copy of Seiryu has a vast array of skills and abilities at her disposal, many of which would allow for her to function at a greater ability than other monsters at the same mana level.īeyond that, Seiryu can offer a much broader variety of mana types during contract negotiations. Personally, I'd suggest starting with Arcane Ascension (AA) books 1 and 2, then the War of Broken Mirrors trilogy and finally Six Sacred Swords. A ton of people haven't read the book yet and may still look at this page. Please try to avoid spoilers in your questions - like mentioning that something happens to Mara at the end of the book - in the future. (view spoiler) [Hey! Thanks for the question.

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