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Lord of Secrets is many things. It’s a tale of oppression, a comedy with necromancers, a quest where nobody quite knows what they’re looking for, and an adventure where the good guy is a renegade wizard. Breanna Teintze’s novel has a unique tone and is most enjoyable from start to finish. Here are 5 reasons why you should read it.
1. The Magic.
Magic takes center stage in Lord of Secrets so for the novel to work, its magic system had to be a damn fine creation. Which it is. Magic in the novel is jealously guarded by The Guild. Our narrator, Gray, is a renegade who works without Guild sanction, making him a wanted man. It also makes him unfettered by tradition and uninterested in maintaining the status quo. This gives him the opportunity to be a liberal, decent human being uninterested in maintaining his own power base.
The magic itself is fascinating. For a start it’s evolving; just want can be done is unknown. It takes the form of written spells, not unlike those in The Painted Man, with wizards coating themselves in spells, so they can readily recite them. The verbal component that is also required makes the magic interesting. Whilst spells traditionally have “magic words,” in fantasy novels, they often just work when the caster needs them to. Here, being able to speak the words is vitally…
