Michael G. Manning

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  • Bibliography:
    22 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2011
  • Latest Book:
    December 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Art of the Adept

1 - The Choice of Magic (Aug-2019)
2 - Secrets and Spellcraft (Oct-2019)
3 - Scholar of Magic (Apr-2020)
4 - Disciple of War (Dec-2020)
5 - The Wizard's Crown (May-2022)

Champions of the Dawning Dragons

1 - Thornbear (Oct-2014)
2 - Centyr Dominance (May-2016)
3 - Demonhome (Oct-2017)

Embers of Illeniel

1 - The Mountains Rise (Jun-2014)
2 - The Silent Tempest (May-2015)
3 - Betrayer's Bane (Jan-2017)

Mageborn

1 - The Blacksmith's Son (Jul-2011)
2 - The Line of Illeniel (Oct-2011)
3 - The Archmage Unbound (May-2012)
4 - The God-Stone War (Apr-2013)
5 - The Final Redemption (Jan-2014)

The Riven Gates

1 - Mordecai (Feb-2018)
2 - The Severed Realm (May-2018)
3 - Transcendence and Rebellion (Jun-2019)

Wrath of the Stormking

1 - Wizard in Exile (Apr-2023)
2 - Daughter of the Dragon (Dec-2024)

Book List in Order: 22 titles

  • The Blacksmith's Son

    Mageborn - 1

    Mordecai’s simple life as the son of a blacksmith is transformed by the discovery of his magical birthright. As he journeys to understand the power within him he is drawn into a dangerous plot to destroy the Duke of Lancaster and undermine the King...

  • The Line of Illeniel

    Mageborn - 2

    Mordecai has discovered his heritage and must take up the mantle of a lord of the realm, while figuring out what it really means to be a mage of the line of Illeniel. He is beset on both sides by allies and enemies trying to control or destroy his fu...

  • The Archmage Unbound

    Mageborn - 3

    Mordecai’s growing power and success have made him a threat, not just to the gods and their minions, but also to the king of Lothion. An unholy bargain has been struck to bring him to heel and increasingly it seems that victory may not be worth th...

  • The God-Stone War

    Mageborn - 4

    Seven years have passed since Mordecai’s battle with the Shining God, Celior, and since that time his control of his abilities has vastly improved. He has at last envisioned a use for the ‘God-Stone’, but the gods want vengeance and now seek to...

  • The Final Redemption

    Mageborn - 5

    Mordecai has made the ultimate sacrifice to keep his family safe, and now struggles to understand what he has become. Rejected by all, he must learn to master the darkness within if he is to stop Mal’goroth from destroying humanity. Alone, he bat...

  • The Mountains Rise

    Embers of Illeniel - 1

    From the dark depths of the past, comes the tale of the first wizard of Illeniel. Daniel Tennick lived simply, a young shepherd with few troubles and little to occupy his mind, until the warden appeared. Daniel’s power awakens, and he finds himself...

  • Thornbear

    Champions of the Dawning Dragons - 1

    Gram lives in the long shadow cast by his father, the late-hero, Dorian Thornbear. Struggling to find his place in a world where politics and wizardry appear to have replaced the need for men of might and main, he must make his own mark. Trapped with...

  • The Silent Tempest

    Embers of Illeniel - 2

    The story of the first Illeniel wizard continues. Tyrion’s life among the She’Har had become quiet, but the sins of his youth have returned to haunt him. The Mordan wardens have discovered one of his children, and the other groves are racing to f...

  • Centyr Dominance

    Champions of the Dawning Dragons - 2

    Moira Illeniel was the name she lived by, but her true heritage was more complicated than that. From birth, she was the secretly adopted daughter of the most powerful wizard in the world, but few knew that her true birthright came from the Centyr lin...



  • Betrayer's Bane

    Embers of Illeniel - 3

    Tyrion was a good person who had been born to a simple family and raised with love, but the world has shaped him for a different fate. Twisted by violence and torture, he is obsessed with a relentless desire for vengeance, and he has sown the seeds o...

  • Thomas

    Thomas was no one, an orphan with no past and no memories of his early life. The only clue lies in the strange birthmark on his chest, a mark that may or may not reveal his origin, but will certainly guide him to his destiny. Growing to manhood he wi...

  • Demonhome

    Champions of the Dawning Dragons - 3

    Matthew is the first human wizard to possess the true heritage of the Illeniels, a secret gift no one fully understands. Alone, he travels to another world, seeking the source of their mysterious enemies. There he will discover the origin of their an...

  • Mordecai

    The Riven Gates - 1

    Years have passed since the last of the Dark Gods was defeated, and Lothion has entered an age of peace and prosperity. Mordecai’s oldest children have already begun to make a place for themselves, and his youngest are on the cusp of adulthood. By ...

  • The Severed Realm

    The Riven Gates - 2

    Only a fool threatens those a Thornbear protects. Mordecai’s shattered family is in chaos, but the world won’t wait for them to recover. Trapped by a fiendish plot he didn’t foresee, Mordecai finds himself powerless to redeem himself or defen...

  • Transcendence and Rebellion

    The Riven Gates - 3

    The world is on the cusp of destruction as Mordecai's power grows beyond the limits of his own control, yet most of the powers that rule the world are oblivious. The only hope of salvaging their civilization lies with his children, but they have b...

  • The Choice of Magic

    Art of the Adept - 1

    The ancient magic of wizards was anything but dark. It was the enlightenment that lifted humanity from the squalor of superstition, and the worship of fell spirits and capricious gods, but those days are gone. The shining glory of the sorcerers bur...

  • Secrets and Spellcraft

    Art of the Adept - 2

    Now a student at Wurthaven, Will is confronted with the truth of the present. The powerful magic embodied by wizards like his grandfather is but a distant memory, while the practice of the current day is timid and uninspired, and yet he needs the ...

  • Scholar of Magic

    Art of the Adept - 3

    The looming war with Darrow has faded to a distant shadow, but Will’s continued studies at Wurthaven are disrupted by an unforeseen threat. Selene’s absence has raised suspicion among her friends and Will’s father-in-law, the king, ...

  • Disciple of War

    Art of the Adept - 4

    War looms on the horizon but Selene's training as a wizard must begin, even though her age makes success nearly unattainable. Will searches for a solution, but their only hope may be a dangerous bargain with the king. The fate of two nations l...



  • The Wizard's Crown

    Art of the Adept - 5

    Will's journey from naïve apprentice to a mature wizard is almost complete and his ever-growing mastery has reached unseen heights. But his power does not exist in a vacuum. His rising star threatens to eclipse the existing powers and a new bala...

  • Wizard in Exile

    Wrath of the Stormking - 1

    Kelvin Wiltshire lives the life of a simple cook in a remote village on the far side of Trendham. The townsfolk think little of the man, and his son, and believe him to be just another refugee from the Terabinian war. On cold winter nights they share...

  • Daughter of the Dragon

    Wrath of the Stormking - 2

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Michael G. Manning has published 22 books.

Michael G. Manning does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Daughter of the Dragon, was published in December 2024.

The first book by Michael G. Manning, The Blacksmith's Son, was published in July 2011.

Yes. Michael G. Manning has 6 series.
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