Wrath of the Stormking Books in Order

Wrath of the Stormking picks up the thread of Will Cartwright after the events of Art of the Adept. The world remembers him as the Stormking, a war mage who could command the weather and reshape the fate of nations. Will himself wants nothing more than to disappear.

In Wizard in Exile, he has done exactly that. Living under the name Kelvin Wiltshire, he works as a cook in a remote village far from Terabinia's capital. To the locals he is a quiet refugee from the war, raising his son and trying to keep his head down while people trade campfire stories about the terrible king he once was.

But old battles do not stay dead. Nightmares of a lich-queen wife, poisoned friendships, and cities shattered by magic haunt him. An ancient enemy is using anger and fear to destabilize countries, and the power vacuum Will left behind is being filled by people with far fewer scruples. As tensions rise, he has to decide whether to cling to his exile or take up the mantle of Stormking again.

Daughter of the Dragon shifts some of the focus back to Selene, the lich queen ruling Terabinia. While Will hunts for a hidden gate to the elven homeland, she faces a quieter invasion: spies, saboteurs, and subtle manipulations meant to hollow the kingdom out from within. Duty demands that she protect her people, but every path toward real power pulls her deeper into the very darkness that cursed her.

Together, the books dig into what happens after the grand victory, when heroes are left with trauma, broken relationships, and enemies willing to wait a generation before striking.

Wrath of the Stormking is a more reflective follow-up to Art of the Adept, mixing epic conflicts with questions about guilt, forgiveness, and whether a life of quiet service can balance the damage done by a life spent wielding storms. Readers who enjoyed the mix of crunchy magic, political maneuvering, and stubborn characters in the earlier series will find those threads here, now twisted by time and regret.