History Literature / TheSpellmongerSeries

* OurFairiesAreDifferent: The Alka Alon (or "the tree folk" to the humans) are incredibly long lived, and as a race, and they are thousands of times better at magic then any other race in the world. They're pretty much Elves, except that their nice, short, and don't have pointy ears

* MundaneMadeAwesome: The unbinding spell from the first book: he basically just put a God-like amount of power into the cantrip he uses to '''untie his shoes'''. The result? the horde of hundreds of thousands takes heavy casualties as weapons fall apart, and catapults and siege engines backfire, siege towers and ladders fall apart and crush the soldiers in and under them.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: The unbinding spell from the first book: he basically just put a God-like amount of power into the cantrip he uses to '''untie his shoes'''. The result? the horde of hundreds of thousands takes heavy casualties as weapons fall apart, and catapults and siege engines backfire, siege towers and ladders fall apart and crush the soldiers in and under them.

* DoomedHometown: Boval Vale. Though it is not where Minalan is born, it is the fief destroyed by the Gurvani, and where Minalan found his shard of Irionite.

* PhysicalGod: The Dead god definitely qualifies. It is the undead consciousness of a murdered goblin leader's decapitated head. It was resurrected by preserving the skull in globe of irionite the size of a large pumpkin. This gives him so much magical power that his presence makes a dent in the fabric of reality.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: The unbinding spell from the first book: he basically just put a God-like amount of power into the cantrip he uses to '''untie his shoes'''. The result? the horde of hundreds of thousands takes heavy casualties as weapons fall apart, catapults and siege engines backfire, siege towers and ladders fall apart and crush the soldiers in and under them.

* BoisterousBruiser: Alot of the combat oriented warmagi come close to this, but Azar definetely takes the cake.

* AmplifierArtifact:Irionite/Witchstone this incredibly rare form of amber possesses immense innate magical power. It is so powerful that just owning a piece basically makes you more powerful than every non-irionite owning mage on the planet.

* FirstPersonSmartass: The narrator Minalan the Spellmonger, is this in spades

Also of note is the way the story is told. Every other chapter alternates between two stories. In the the first book, the story alternates between the crrent storyline, and Minalan's origin story. In the second book, Each story is half of the effort to put together a military campaign against the goblins, with one half being the actual military campaign, and the other being the Political drama-esque story of intrigue necessary to put together and fund the campaign.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Basically every warmagi from the first book. They are all relatively fresh out of the War College and most of them are some level of jerkass. Best of all? The only reason any of them even answer the call for help is to get irionite

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Basically every warmagi from the first book. They are all relatively fresh out of the War College and most of them are some level of jerkass. Best of all? The only reason any of them even show up is for the irionite

[[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive Then one night Minalan is forced to pick up his mageblade again]] to defend his adopted home from the vanguard of an army of goblins – [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent gurvani]], they call themselves – bent on a [[FinalSolution genocidal crusade against all mankind]]. On top of that, the goblin shamans were armed with [[AmplifierArtifact irionite]] a type of amber that grants immense magical power; more than has been seen since the days of the ancient [[TheEmpire Imperial]] {{Magocracy}} – and their [[EldritchAbomination leader, a mysterious, vengeful force of hate and dark magic]], is headed directly to Boval valley. The good people of Boval and their spellmonger have only one choice, to [[TheSiege hole up in the over-sized Boval Castle]] and hope they can endure a siege against hundreds of thousands.

The rest of the series follows this [[FirstPersonSmartass smart-alecky narrator]] on his quest to save the world of man from the new goblin scourge, all the while dealing with the ridiculously inefficient and corrupt feudal government; the inherant distrust/ignorance of magic in his culture; his own struggle with his ambitions and social class as he grows in both magical and political power,.... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and his pregnant fiancee]]

Also of note is the way the story is told. Every other chapter alternates between two stories. In the The first is the story described above combined with Minalan's origin story. In the second book, Each story is half of the effort to put together a military campaign against the goblins, with one half being the actual military campaign, and the other being the Political drama-esque story of intrigue necessary to put the campaign together.

-->'''Azar:''' 1000 cavalry and 5 warmagi against 90,000,000 goblins? Sure I'll do it captain! I'm sure we'll be able to save some for you to have fun with!

* OurFairiesAreDifferent: The Alka Alon (or "the tree folk" to the humans) are incredibly long lived, and as a race, and they are thousands of times better at magic then any other race in the world. However, they are different from other fictional works in that they are not are not in anyway arrogant, deceitful or unpleasant, and they are short,and do not have pointed ears.

[[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive Then one night Minalan is forced to pick up his mageblade again]] to defend his adopted home from the vanguard of an army of goblins – [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent gurvani]], they call themselves – bent on a [[FinalSolution genocidal crusade against all mankind]]. On top of that, the goblin shamans were armed with [[AmplifierArtifact irionite]] a type of amber that grants immense magical power; more than has been seen since the days of the ancient [[TheEmpire Imperial]] {{Magocracy}} – and their [[EldritchAbomination leader, a mysterious, vengeful force of hate and dark magic]], is headed directly to Boval valley. The good people of Boval and their spellmonger have only one choice, to [[TheSiege hole up in the over-sized Boval Castle]] and hope they can endure a siege against hundreds of thousands.

* OurFariesAreDifferent: The Alka Alon (or "the tree folk" to the humans) are incredibly long lived, and as a race, and they are thousands of times better at magic then any other race in the world. However, they are different from other fictional works in that they are not are not in anyway arrogant, deceitful or unpleasant, and they are short,and do not have pointed ears.

* AGodAmI: The dead god has declared himself the living god-emperor of the goblin race

-->'''Azar:''' 1000 cavalry and 5 warmagi against 90,000,000 goblins? Sure I'll do it captain! I'm sure we'll bbe able to save some for you to have fun with!

-->'''Azar:''' 1000 cavalry and 5 warmagi against 90,000,000 goblins? Sure I'll do it captain! I'll try to make sure enough survive for you to play with.

The rest of the series follows this [[FirstPersonSmartass smart-alecky narrator]] on his quest to save the world of man from the new goblin scourge, all the while dealing with the ridiculously inefficient and corrupt feudal government; the inherant distrust/ignorance of magic in his culture; his own struggle with his ambitions and social class as he grows in both magical and political power,.... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOther and his pregnant fiancee]]

All that stands between the gurvani horde and the people of the Five Duchies is one [[HeroicSelfDeprecation tired,overwhelmed baker’s son who wanted nothing more than to be a simple Spellmonger]].

Also of note is the way the story is told. Every other chapter alternates between two stories. The first is the story described above, while the other is Minalan's origin story

After Minalan finished serving his drafted time as a [MagicKnight Warmage]] in the army of the duchies, He just wants to quietly settle into the life of a village spellmonger (One who sells his [[MundaneUtility magic to help with ordinary tasks]] in the remote mountain valley of Boval. It was a peaceful, beautiful little fief, far from the dangerous feudal petty squabbles of the Five Duchies, on the world of Callidore. Things were going very well: business was booming, he is on good terms with the [[FeudalOverlord local lord]], the village folk loved him, he found a sharp young apprentice, and best yet, he met a beautiful young widow with the prettiest eyes . . .


[[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive Then one night Minalan is forced to pick up his mageblade again]] to defend his adopted home from the vanguard of an army of goblins – [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent gurvani]], they call themselves – bent on a [[TheFinalSolution genocidal crusade against all mankind]]. On top of that, the goblin shamans were armed with [[AmplifierArtifact irionite]] a type of amber that grants immense magical power; more than has been seen since the days of the ancient [[TheEmpire Imperial]] {{Magocracy}} – and their [[EldritchAbomination leader, a mysterious, vengeful force of hate and dark magic]], is headed directly to Boval valley. The good people of Boval and their spellmonger have only one choice, to [[TheSiege hole up in the over-sized Boval Castle]] and hope they can endure a siege against hundreds of thousands.

[[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive Then one night Minalan is forced to pick up his mageblade again]] to defend his adopted home from the vanguard of an army of goblins – [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent gurvani]], they call themselves – bent on a [[TheFinalSolution genocidal crusade against all mankind]]. On top of that, the goblin shamans were armed with [[AmplifierArtifact irionite]] a type of amber that grants immense magical power; more than has been seen since the days of the ancient [[TheEmpire Imperial]] {{Magocracy}} – and their leader, a mysterious, vengeful force of hate and dark magic, is headed directly to Boval valley. The good people of Boval and their spellmonger have only one choice, to hole up in the over-sized Boval Castle and hope they can endure a siege against hundreds of thousands.


When the people look to him for hope, Minalan does his best, but there are multitudes of goblins, and they want Boval Vale as a staging ground for an invasion of the whole Five Duchies, and only Minalan is standing in their way. Add a jealous rival mage, a motley band of mercenaries, a delusional liege lord who insists victory is at hand despite the hordes at his door, a mood, pregnant girlfriend and a catty ex-girlfriend who specializes in sex magic -- all trapped in a stinking, besieged castle with no hope of rescue, and you’ll understand why Minalan is willing to take his chances with the goblins.


All that stands between the gurvani horde and the people of the Five Duchies is one tired, overwhelmed baker’s son who wanted nothing more than to be a simple Spellmonger.