The Key to Magic Series by H. Jonas Rhynedahll

Orphan is the first book of an epic fantasy series. The Key to Magic is the saga of a young man who is the product of centuries of magical genetic manipulation. Mar is born into an age where magic is a mathematical science and technology is simply another word for magic. The consequences of a globe annihilating conflict hurl him as an infant into a mundane future where magic is no more than a despised fanatical religion... moreOrphan is the first book of an epic fantasy series. The Key to Magic is the saga of a young man who is the product of centuries of magical genetic manipulation. Mar is born into an age where magic is a mathematical science and technology is simply another word for magic. The consequences of a globe annihilating conflict hurl him as an infant into a mundane future where magic is no more than a despised fanatical religion. In order to escape a destiny that magicians long dead have written for him, he must learn to use the inborn abilities that make him the last true master of magic. less

Mar grew up an orphan on the streets of Khalar, doing whatever necessary to survive-- working, begging, stealing. When an insane scrapper led him to an ancient sundered city, he discovered a book of lost knowledge. This book and the scrapper’s eon’s long quest have led him to begin a great journey to rediscover the technology of the ancient world -- magic... moreMar grew up an orphan on the streets of Khalar, doing whatever necessary to survive-- working, begging, stealing. When an insane scrapper led him to an ancient sundered city, he discovered a book of lost knowledge. This book and the scrapper’s eon’s long quest have led him to begin a great journey to rediscover the technology of the ancient world -- magic. When his companions, the young witch Telriy and the enigmatic Waleck, were stolen away by the despised Brotherhood of Phaelle, Mar had to depend on weak and half-understood spells in order fight this new enemy. He has learned to perceive the magical fields that permeate all things. He has learned to manipulate magic to change the physical restrictions of his world. He has crossed a wilderness on a skyraft of his own creation. Now, seeking the lost Telriy and Waleck, he has come to Mhajhkaei, The Greatest City in All the World. But Mhajhkaei is at war. And it is losing. The epic fantasy series, The Key to Magic: Volume One: I. Orphan II. Magician Volume Two: III. King IV. Emperor Volume Three: V. Warrior VI. Wizard VII. Thief (forthcoming) less

The ancient magic of the Blood Oath has trapped Mar and made him King of the Mhajhkaeirii.In spite of all of his efforts to change it, the fate revealed to him by the Moon Pool seems unavoidable.Unless he can discover a stronger magic!King is an epic fantasy novel of 97,937 words.Novels in The Key to Magic series:Volume One:I. OrphanII. MagicianVolume Two:III. King IV. EmperorVolume Three:V. WarriorVI. Wizard (Fall 2013)VII.Thief (Forthcoming)

Mar has fallen into the clutches of Khalarii justice, been condemned, and sentenced to be crucified and burned.Will his fledgling kingdom survive?Emperor is an epic fantasy novel of 90,561 words.

Telriy is gone and Mar must pursue his war against the Brotherhood of Phaelle alone.When the monks unleash new and unstoppable magical weaponry, his kingdom and empire seemed doomed to fall.With no other option, he must learn the ancient magic that will make him a wizard -- a master of time and space.Warrior is the fifth novel in the epic fantasy series, The Key to Magic, and contains 88,300 words.

Mar has stopped the Brotherhood of Phaelle, but at the cost of his own future. Can he find it again in the depths of undertime? Wizard is an epic fantasy novel of 82,082 words.

Mar has come back from the past to save his own future. But he did not come alone. Thief is a novel of 88,397 words.