In the mageland, Minalan was considered one of the most famous spellmongers. Minalan also loved the land because he spent almost his life there. Then the spellmonger was forced to leave his beloved land on the orders of the prince. In the orders of his exile, he was not allowed to speak even a single word in his defense.
Luckily he had the duke on his side that appointed him as Count Palatine. While going towards the Magelaw, Minalan also took his family with him because the mageland didn’t remain very suitable for them either. When the family reached this new place they observed that the land has faced terrible attacks from the enemy and is in a devastating condition. Quickly we see that Minalan starts commanding his allies as the new king of the place.
He selects different people for different duties for example Carmella is appointed for the defensive duties. Creator of Arcanist and Hawkmaiden Terry Mancour begins a new story and this book is more about the establishment of a new empire that will stand against the evil forces of the world around. Magic is at the core of the series but the listener also gets the chance to enjoy the awesome personality of the spellmonger who is heartbroken but possesses the zeal to stand up again.
There are moments when he gets worried about his wife and the narrator John Lee narrates those moments in slow motion then quickly when it comes to the affairs of the state the tone becomes business-like. Defense strategies are discussed with the intelligence specialist i.e Mavone thus there is a specialist for every field here to help the spellmonger.
