The Painter Mage series (D.K. Holmberg)

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Volume 1 Book The Painter Mage Series (D.K. Holmberg): Shifted Agony (2015)
My name is Oliver Morris and I’m a painter. I can use color and shapes and patterns to infuse them with power. In that, I’m more like a wizard than anything, except I don’t have any spells or incantations. Sometimes I wished I did; it might be easier than working the magic I command. After my father's disappearance not dead, though I'm the only one to believe he's not I was exiled from Arcanus, the only place to learn painter magic and discover what happened to him. Or so I thought. For the last ten years, I was forced to learn the dangerous arcane patterns, patterns forbidden in Arcanus. And now I've finally returned home, determined to find out what happened to my father. Only, it turns out my father was hiding more secrets than I realized. When another painter from Arcanus shows up, she unleashes a deadly threat that our world hasn't seen in centuries.  Somehow, I'm the only one able to stop it.




Volume 2 Book The Painter Mage Series (D.K. Holmberg): Arcane Mark (2015)
Oliver Morris has survived the hunter attack, creatures who feed on magical ability, nearly sacrificing himself to protect his best friend Devan. But to truly keep her safe, he’ll need to help Taylor return to Arcanus before she releases any other dangers on his city. Then Devan is abducted by a dangerous painter, one who might be more deadly than anyone he’s ever faced, and demands that Oliver hand over a mysterious and powerfully magical item. Oliver knows he can’t save her on his own, but he’ll need to find a way to trust Taylor, forge new allies, and learn to control magic he believes beyond his ability if he wants to save his friend, or a fate worse than death awaits Devan.


Volume 3 Book The Painter Mage Series (D.K. Holmberg): Painter For Hire (2015)
Painter and master of arcane patterns Oliver Morris knows that he must stay on this side of the Threshold or he risks the Trelking, a being of incredible magical power as well as his best friend Devan’s father, forcing him to kill the Druist Mage. When a dead painter is discovered near the local diner, a place that should be protected, Oliver realizes that he has even less time to prepare than he thought. Then an old friend appears with power he should not possess, putting everyone in the city in even more danger. Oliver is forced to depend on knowledge that he still doesn’t fully understand and must make a choice to protect the city or risk losing Devan, something he can't allow happen again.




Volume 4 Book The Painter Mage Series (D.K. Holmberg): Stolen Compass (2015)
My name is Oliver Morris, and I’m a painter. I can use color and shapes and patterns and infuse them with power. And somehow, the Trelking claims I’m destined to kill the Druist Mage. After defeating my old friend Nik, I now have a teacher, but first I have to figure out how to animate him and then I can try to convince him to teach me how to defeat his master. As if that wasn’t impossible enough, the Trelking himself crosses the Threshold and demands that I recover a dangerous shardstone box, one that had been protected by my father. If I don’t, I know what steps the Trelking will take, especially now that he knows about Devan and I. But what can be so important for the Trelking to risk making the crossing? Something else has crossed the Threshold while the Trelking held it open that places the city in incredible danger. Now I have to protect Conlin from magical attack once again. Only this time, I suspect the Trelking is the one attacking the city.




Volume 5 Book The Painter Mage Series (D.K. Holmberg): Stone Dragon (2017)
After surviving the last attack on Conlin, I now serve as the city’s protector while studying with Nik as he teaches me the magic he learned from the Druist Mage. It’s knowledge I’ll need if I’m ever going to be able to kill him and prevent his marriage to Devan. The power I’ve demonstrated has drawn the attention of something else, a power unlike anything I’ve ever faced, and one that intends to test me. If I fail, not much will happen only that the balance of magic is disrupted and the barrier between our world and that on the other side of the Threshold will fall. I’ve got three days to prepare, and I know that won’t be enough to get ready, but what choice do I have?








 
First pages / excerpts and first chapters of Shifted Agony / The Painter Mage Series ((D.K. Holmberg)):