The Saga of the Nothing Mage Series by J.P. Valentine

Beware, oh friend, the Nothing Mage,The man himself a blight,With magic cursed and spells unseen,That none can stand and fight.Beware, oh King, the Nothing Mage,A force that pierces all,The tolling bell that sings of death,‘Till lords and empires fall.Beware, oh love, the Nothing Mage,A vengeful man is he,So if you dare to draw his wrath,Then nothing ye shall be."There’s nothing there." The words may as well have been a death sentence to young Declan... moreBeware, oh friend, the Nothing Mage,The man himself a blight,With magic cursed and spells unseen,That none can stand and fight.Beware, oh King, the Nothing Mage,A force that pierces all,The tolling bell that sings of death,‘Till lords and empires fall.Beware, oh love, the Nothing Mage,A vengeful man is he,So if you dare to draw his wrath,Then nothing ye shall be."There’s nothing there." The words may as well have been a death sentence to young Declan. Without mana, there could be no studying at the sky-piercing Pinnacle Towers, there could be no great monster hunts, and there could be no following in his father’s legendary footsteps.He’d be a cripple.But when a terrible accident forces him to flee, Declan learns the true nature of his mana. Just because it doesn’t resonate at any known frequency, doesn’t mean it isn’t magic. Just because he can’t cast the same spells as everyone else doesn’t mean he isn’t a mage. And just because you can’t see something, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. less

He came aboard a broken ship,To Lethis on the waves,With lies and tricks and evil spells,Their future, he would pave.Beware, oh King, the Nothing Mage,A force that pierces all,The golden bell that sings of death,‘Till lords and empires fall.In silent dark, in dead of night,He came in from the cold,And through their screams and dying gasps,The bell remained untolled.At long last, Declan and his companions have arrived at the floating city of Lethis... moreHe came aboard a broken ship,To Lethis on the waves,With lies and tricks and evil spells,Their future, he would pave.Beware, oh King, the Nothing Mage,A force that pierces all,The golden bell that sings of death,‘Till lords and empires fall.In silent dark, in dead of night,He came in from the cold,And through their screams and dying gasps,The bell remained untolled.At long last, Declan and his companions have arrived at the floating city of Lethis. Safely in neutral territory, the mages can continue their studies and even compete in the legendary Lethian Tournament. That is, until an unwelcome guest disrupts the competition, and Declan finds himself dragged beneath the dark waves and into a world of mystery and fate.War has come to the denizens of Teralia, and the nothing mage is no exception. less

In Winter, Storm, in Deep, and Dark,The many threads they’d see,But in their rage they overstepped,And then the Courts were three.Beware, oh love, the nothing mage,A vengeful man is he,So if you dare to draw his wrath,Then nothing ye shall be.The stars align, the planets shift,Their walls are split in twain.Behold, behold, the syzygy,Now we shall feast again.