Michael G Manning Books in Order

Mordecai grows up thinking he is only a blacksmith's son until his latent magic explodes into view. As he trains, he stumbles into a conspiracy to kill the Duke of Lancaster and topple Lothion, forcing him to risk everything for the people he loves.

Having learned his true heritage, Mordecai must claim his place as a lord and mage of the Illeniel line. Surrounded by allies and enemies who all want a piece of his future, he faces a brutal choice between risking the woman he loves and protecting his own sanity.

Mordecai's growing power has made him as dangerous to the king of Lothion as he is to the gods. Bound into a ruthless bargain, he struggles to juggle his roles as wizard, lord, husband and father while wondering if saving the world is worth the cost.

Seven years after battling the shining god Celior, Mordecai finally sees a use for the mysterious God-Stone. The gods want revenge, and secrets from Illeniel's past threaten his kingdom, his children, and humanity itself unless he can unravel Illeniel's Doom in time.

After making an unthinkable sacrifice to save his family, Mordecai struggles to master the corrupting power now bound to him. To stop Mal'goroth and the Dark Gods, he must turn his own damnation into a weapon or watch humanity fall.

Young shepherd Daniel Tennick discovers he is the first wizard of Illeniel when a warden drags him into a war with cruel forest gods. Hunted through ancient woods and hidden cities, he uncovers secrets that ignite a vengeance capable of consuming everything.

Gram Thornbear lives in the long shadow of his legendary father and a kingdom that no longer seems to need heroes with swords. Trapped at Castle Cameron, he stumbles through first love, loss, and the hard lessons that prove why only fools threaten a Thornbear.

Tyrion tries to build a quiet life among the She'Har, hiding the scattered children his enemies would use as weapons. When wardens begin hunting them, he makes a choice that turns every grove against him and forges his offspring into something terrible.

Once a kind boy, Tyrion has been twisted by loss and torture into a man driven only by vengeance. As he leads a merciless war that could burn the world to ash, even those who love him must wonder if anything good can survive his wrath.

Thomas grows from a nameless orphan with a strange birthmark into a leader whose greatest gift is not magic, but clear judgment. As his influence spreads, he faces enemies that brute strength cannot defeat and learns what real sacrifice costs.

Moira Illeniel has always lived as the archmage's daughter, but her true inheritance comes from the terrifying Centyr line. Seeking her missing father in Dunbar, she must confront a new enemy and the dangerous abilities her mother's ghost warned her never to use.

Matthew, the first human wizard to carry the full Illeniel gift, crosses into a dead world to trace the origin of humanity's greatest foe. Among ruins and horrors, he discovers secrets that could save his people or unleash something far worse.

Years after defeating the Dark Gods, Mordecai enjoys a fragile peace as his children come of age. When Tyrion returns and ominous forces press against Lothion's borders, he must protect kingdom and family while wrestling with a growing darkness inside himself.

Now a student at Wurthaven, Will discovers that wizards are trained as servants for arrogant sorcerers whose power rests on an old, hidden evil. Refusing to stay in his place, he turns himself into something the school fears, drawing assassins from the shadows.

In a world where flashy sorcerers rule and true wizardry is nearly forgotten, a stubborn village boy hounds the last living wizard for an apprenticeship. His lessons uncover buried knowledge, stir ancient powers, and set the stage for a very different kind of revolution.

Mordecai is caught in a trap he never saw coming, leaving his shattered family exposed while enemies close in. Isolated and outnumbered, Rose Thornbear relies on her wits and stubborn courage to protect Penny's family and hold a crumbling kingdom together.

Mordecai's power has grown beyond his control, turning him into a looming catastrophe that even gods fear. His exiled children must navigate hostile realms, Tyrion's schemes, and a queen's mistrust to decide whether saving the world means sacrificing their father.

War with Darrow finally erupts as Will races to train Selene as a wizard before armies clash. Surrounded by unreliable allies and hidden traitors, he must decide who to trust, what to sacrifice, and how much blood victory is worth.

With war on hold, Will returns to Wurthaven expecting quiet study, only to face missing citizens, a stalker targeting his sister, and a king who blames him for Selene's absence. Protecting both family and city will push his magic to the limit.

Will's rise from stubborn apprentice to Stormking has made him too powerful for a fragile kingdom to tolerate. As the king moves to destroy him, Will is forced into deadly bargains with liches, fae, demons and monsters to protect the world.

Living under the name Kelvin Wiltshire, former Stormking Will Cartwright hides as a village cook with his young son while rumors swirl about the tyrant he used to be. When an old enemy exploits rising anger across nations, his quiet exile can no longer hold.

With an elven invasion looming, Will leaves Terabinia to seek a hidden gate, trusting that home is safe in his absence. As spies and traitors close in, lich queen Selene must choose between embracing forbidden power or paying a terrible price to save her kingdom.