Darkness Takes Flight: When Griffon Riders and Undead Warriors Wage War in "The Fifth God: Magic of the Soul"

Imagine an unstoppable army of griffon riders, undead warriors, and black dragons threatening to bring darkness upon the world, while forbidden magic and ancient peoples return. My book The Fifth God: Magic of the Soul dives into this epic struggle. Add it to your Goodreads 'Want to Read' list, or on StoryGraph or Fable.

What would happen if an unstoppable, otherworldly army threatened to plunge entire kingdoms into darkness? In "The Fifth God: Magic of the Soul," legendary creatures soar, ancient sorcery awakens, and the world’s last defenses are tested to their limits.

Following the devastating wake of the first book, this sequel raises the stakes with Emperor Uto’s monstrous alliance: griffon riders rain death from above, undead legions march at the bidding of the vengeful sorceress Hagala, and terrifying black dragons scorch the earth. Their horrifying purpose? To open the Gate for a god whose arrival will forever curse the world.

But war is only the beginning of the story. Beneath the clash of armies and the crackle of forbidden spells, personal struggles threaten to eclipse even the darkest magic. Two lovers, torn between desire and duty, find their dreams shattered by political conspiracies and noble betrayals, while old and new alliances shift across a battlefield littered with secrets and lies.

Here, every hero is haunted by their own shadows. A single warrior’s courage and a druid’s sacred power may be the last hope to withstand the onslaught, but even hope is a fragile shield. Far from the frontlines, a young wizard treads dangerously close to corruption as he uncovers ancient, forgotten magics, his fate entwined with the survival of his people.

"The Fifth God: Magic of the Soul" weaves a dark tapestry of epic battles, secret lineages, and the temptations of forbidden power, calling to mind the gritty realism of Sapkowski’s Witcher saga and the mythic sweep of classic Dragonlance tales. As evil spreads, old peoples rise from obscurity, ready to shift the balance of a world cracking under pressure.

Amid relentless darkness, Hagala herself must confront a chilling realization: not every companion is an enemy, and even vengeance needs the glimmer of hope. Can she seize control of destiny, or will the Gate’s key slip forever out of reach, plunging all into eternal night?

If you crave epic fantasy where armies clash, forbidden magic pulses, and characters teeter between ruin and redemption, "The Fifth God: Magic of the Soul" belongs on your Goodreads "Want to Read" shelf. The war for the world’s soul has begun, will you witness the dawn, or the darkness?