Forged

Alex Verus is a mage based in London, and he has already paid a price to keep his friends safe: he has taken on a darker side of himself to do it. That choice has left him harder than he used to be.

His friend Anne, a life mage, has changed as well. She has made a bond with a dangerous power and is now hunting down everyone she holds a grudge against. The list is long.

Alex has problems of his own. His arch-enemy Levistus is still in play, and the Council has sent death squads after both Alex and Anne. Staying ahead of them is a daily problem.

The only way to stop the squads is to end Alex's long war with Levistus and the Council, by whatever means it takes. This entry in the urban fantasy series sets that war against Anne's campaign, and Alex has to decide how far he will go to stop her from letting the world burn.