by John Bierce
Cover art by Tithi Luadthong.
Cover design by James of GoOnwrite.com
Edited by Paul Martin, of Dominion Editorial.
Special thanks to my beta readers, F James Blair (you should totally check out his Bulletproof Witch series), Sam Juliano, Gregory Gleason, Pierre Auckenthaler, Sundeep Agarwal, Adam Skinner, and Garret Miller.
If you’re looking for more reading material similar to Mage Errant or that I think readers of Mage Errant might enjoy, and you’ve already read the suggestions at the end of the first two books, well, I’ve definitely got more suggestions for you!
Street Cultivation, by Sarah Lin— The first book in Sarah Lin’s new cultivation fantasy series. Unlike most cultivation series like Cradle, however, Street Cultivation is set in a fantasy world at our level of technology. Heavy focus on training.
The Daily Grind, by argusthecat— A bored call center IT support guy finds a dungeon that only appears at a specific time each week, and starts delving into it with his friends. Instead of the usual monsters you’d encounter in a dungeon, there are living staplers and other office supplies. It sounds weird, but it’s an absolute blast.
Twelve Kings in Sharakai, by Bradley P. Beaulieu— If you’re craving more sandship action, look no further. Twelve Kings in Sharakai is the first book in the excellent Middle Eastern-flavored Song of Shattered Sands series.
A Thousand Li, by Tao Wong— Another cultivation series with a heavy focus on training. This one is the one that is by far the closest to being like actual medieval China- even compared to any of the translated Chinese cultivation/xianxia novels I’ve encountered. (Except, you know, for the magic and demons.) There are even footnotes explaining various units of measurement, foods, and other parts of medieval Chinese culture.
Kill Six Billion Demons, by Abbadon— I’ve often described this webcomic as the cyberpunk Bhagavad Gita, directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I stand by this description. Image Comics is responsible for releasing the print version. (To give you an idea of how good it is, they approached the creator. That’s… unusual in the comic book industry, to say the least.)
The Forbidden Library, by Django Wexler— Aimed at a slightly younger age group than Mage Errant or the other entries on the list, but still well worth your time. An orphan girl is sent to live with an uncle she’d never heard of before, and, well, of course he has a magic library.
Six Sacred Swords, by Andrew Rowe— Prequel to Rowe’s Arcane Ascension series. Much faster paced and action packed.
The Immortals, by Tamora Pierce— Though not my favorite Tamora Pierce series (that would be Protector of the Small, which I’ve already recommended), The Immortals is absolutely fantastic. Follows a wild mage with power over animals as she tries to learn to control her powers and help fight an escalating magical threat against the kingdom of Tortall.
I only set up the aforementioned Patreon a short time before release day, but I’ve already got patrons backing me! Special thanks to Adam Milne, Cortney Railsback, James Titterton, Josh Fink, Reudiger Pakmor, and Ryan Campbell.