Winter Mage

After five hundred years, forbidden magic is returning—and one relic could make the world fear it all over again.

In a world where mages are tolerated but never trusted, Kadaris has spent her life chasing real magic: lost spells, forgotten books, hidden teachers, and every dangerous rumor that leads her closer to the power the world tried to erase.

Sent to investigate rumors of rogue mages and outlawed magic, Kadaris follows the trail into the mountains and uncovers more than another rumor: an ancient relic tied to the vanished power of the Arcana.

And she isn't the only one looking.

Kadaris doesn't know who wants the relic or why. She knows that some would kill for that kind of power, while others would bury it so deeply no mage would ever touch it again.

If it falls into the wrong hands, it could turn old fear into another purge, burying magic for another age and making anyone touched by power a target.

Now Kadaris must stop the relic from giving the world an excuse to finish what the purge began.