I’m feeling fairly confident about where things are headed for Book 2, so I took a second crack at writing the blurb for it. The first attempt will not see the light of day, since some of the things mentioned there were deleted, and the focus is just wrong. Revisiting the blurb partway through is useful to see whether I am still on course or if the course has changed.
Since I can only write part-time and the time between books is far longer than I would like, I am releasing this version for your enjoyment and hopefully to reassure you that Book 2 really is in progress. Here is a *possible* blurb for Book 2 (subject to further changes, of course). Let me know what you think in the comments.
Sinprejic has finally accepted his talent for magic, but to investigate the disappearance of his parents he will need both power and autonomy. The only option is to travel to the Wizard’s Academy, where he may earn a staff and the title of Mage.
Although the trail of his parents’ mystery is growing cold, his talent for Metamancy is dangerously taboo. The telltale trait of a Metamancer is the ability to learn spells very quickly, so he must conceal his rapid progress and divert attention to his talents in Necromancy (and its application to healing).
On top of this, he has to deal with a deteriorating situation back home between the elves and the D’Arnor barony, news that his brother may be in mortal danger, a strange discovery in the wilderness outside the school, and finding people he can trust in a school where graduating involves fighting other students to the death.
Through it all, there is the growing sense that someone is manipulating him. Is it the ghost haunting him for no clear reason? Is it the current Grand Adept of Necromancy who fears he will be displaced? Maybe it is his Master Morphosius, or Aurcivius the thousand-year-old Archmage, or is it someone else entirely?
Who is working with or for whom? …And why?
