Apprentice Mage — Ron Collins

A mage's apprenticeHunted by sorcerersAwakens unnatural magic of devastating powerGarrick is the apprentice of an independent Torean sorcerer. Nearing the point of gaining his own power. He is blissfully unaware of powerful forces that exist in the world, and, in fact, blissfully naive of the ancient vastness of the universe itself. All he wants is to cast his minor magics, and to pursue the love of his life. When a terrible accident results in him receiving the gift of a treacherous new power, however, Garrick finds himself thrust into the crossfire of a devastating magewar, pursued by the beautiful leader of a sect of freedom-minded mages, and entangled in the powerful webs of a god-like planewalker.How he deals with them threatens the very nature of who he is.And as he struggles, the future of magic across Adruin hangs in the balance.---Apprentice Mage is book one in the 10th Anniversary edition of Saga of the God-Touched Mage, a bestselling series of Epic Fantasy by Award-winning Author Ron Collins.