John Bierce Books in Order

Struggling student Hugh expects no mage to choose him as an apprentice, given how badly his spells misfire. An unusual teacher offers unexpected hope, but Hugh must still survive the dangerous labyrinth beneath his magical academy.

Hugh wants to return to anonymous student life after his recent adventures, but second-year studies bring fresh pressures. Hunting a traitor on Skyhold’s council draws him and his friends toward a vengeful demon beneath the academy.

Hugh and his friends join their teacher on a summer expedition across a vast desert, expecting a peaceful chance to train. Pirates, monsters and a conspiracy against a dragon queen quickly turn the journey into another dangerous adventure.

A city banished from the world centuries earlier is returning, along with the devastating weapon that erased it. Hugh and his friends join the dangerous search as rival powers pursue its secrets and fear what else might emerge.

A relentless plague spreads across Teringia, upending lives and exposing political rivalries. As healers struggle against distrust and violence, rulers prepare to exploit their neighbours’ weakness, confronting a disaster indifferent to human ambition, faith or military strength.

The Havath Dominion sends an overwhelming army against Skyhold, supported by monsters and mages capable of destroying cities. Hugh and his friends push into experimental magic, hoping their relentless training can help defend a home caught in a much larger struggle.

After the attack on Skyhold, traitors flee with a weapon capable of devouring entire languages. Hugh and his friends know the truth, but cannot trust their would-be allies as rival powers drive the continent toward catastrophe.

As magical warfare escalates across Ithos, Hugh and his friends struggle to stop an ancient weapon from destroying minds and lives. Their secrets undermine alliances just as a vengeful enemy announces plans to annihilate Havath’s capital.

Twenty-four stories explore forgotten histories and unfamiliar corners of the Mage Errant world. Fugitives, scholars, mages and monsters confront unusual dangers, from a child sheltering with a legendary creature to an octopus defending its city against a living fortress.

Exterminator Thea and wandering adventurer Aven unexpectedly acquire an ancient weapon capable of killing gods. Pursued by people willing to use it against a divinity whose growing city consumes the landscape, they must learn to trust each other to survive.