A hidden world of magic. A boy broken by abuse. A bond powerful enough to start a revolution—or destroy everything.
Long ago, wizards, dragons, elves, and other magical peoples fled Earth and built a new world: Malati. Empires rose and fell, but the noble wizard families always kept control, pulling the strings of power with ruthless schemes and ancient magic while everyone else struggled beneath them.
Tobin Ammagan is born at the very bottom of this world. Unwanted and brutalized by his uncle, he's on the edge of death when a burst of wild, uncontrollable magic saves his life and tears him away from everything he's known. Taken in by the authorities and sent to Steelblade Academy of Magic, Tobin discovers food, safety, and something even more dangerous—people who actually seem to care whether he lives or dies.
Chief among them is Colin, a stubborn young wizard from a farming family who sees more in Tobin than a tragic past and volatile power. The strange magical bond that forms between them is older and deeper than anything their teachers can explain, tying their lives and fates together in ways neither fully understands.
As unrest spreads across Malati and rebellion brews against the corrupt wizard elite, Tobin and Colin are pulled into a conflict that stretches far beyond school walls. The nobles will do anything to hold onto their power, even if it means burning the world down—and exploiting the rare ancient magic that connects the two boys.
To protect Colin and the people who have become his found family, Tobin must decide what kind of wizard—and what kind of person—he's going to be. Because the magic that saved his life as a child might be the only thing that can stop a war… or the weapon that finally breaks him.
The Bonds of Magic is an epic LGBTQ+ fantasy novel about a traumatized boy's coming-of-age, a dangerous magical bond between two young men, and a world on the brink of revolution. Expect magic school, found family, slow-burn m/m romance, political intrigue, and high emotional stakes.
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