Nature Mage Series by Duncan Pile

Epic Teenage Fantasy with a gripping plot and believable, down to earth characters. Perfect for fans of teen fiction and fantasy fiction alike. In this, the first exciting installment of the Nature Mage series: Gaspi is an ordinary boy, living in the mountain village of Aemon's Reach, but life, for Gaspi, is forever changed the day magic erupts in him. He discovers he has a powerful gift - he is a Nature Mage, able to control natural forces and creatures and bend them to his will... moreEpic Teenage Fantasy with a gripping plot and believable, down to earth characters. Perfect for fans of teen fiction and fantasy fiction alike. In this, the first exciting installment of the Nature Mage series: Gaspi is an ordinary boy, living in the mountain village of Aemon's Reach, but life, for Gaspi, is forever changed the day magic erupts in him. He discovers he has a powerful gift - he is a Nature Mage, able to control natural forces and creatures and bend them to his will. It is a rare gift, and no-one has been born with it in centuries, but Gaspi's powers also have a dark side, and without training they will kill him. He is forced to leave his home and travel to the distant city of Helioport, where the Archmages of the College of Collective Magicks will teach him how to use his powers. Accompanied by his guardian and his best friends, Gaspi sets off on the long journey to Helioport. The journey is fraught with danger, and Gaspi and his friends discover that there are demonic creatures abroad, intent on finding and killing anyone with magical ability. As Gaspi begins his magical studies, a shadow hangs over him and over the city of magicians. Gaspi's story of a demonic attack is not an isolated incident. As these stories multiply, Hephistole, the Chancellor of the college, is growing increasingly certain that someone or something is directing the demonic forces, but who, and to what end? As things unfold, Gaspi finds himself in the middle of dark and terrible times, and can only hope that his powerful gift will develop in time to make a difference when the time comes. less

Epic Teenage Fantasy with a gripping plot and believable, down to earth characters. Perfect for fans of teen fiction and fantasy fiction alike. In this, the second exciting installment of the Nature Mage series: Shirukai Sestin has been defeated. His demonic forces have been destroyed, and peace has been restored to the city of Helioport... moreEpic Teenage Fantasy with a gripping plot and believable, down to earth characters. Perfect for fans of teen fiction and fantasy fiction alike. In this, the second exciting installment of the Nature Mage series: Shirukai Sestin has been defeated. His demonic forces have been destroyed, and peace has been restored to the city of Helioport. Gaspi begins his studies again, but Hephistole, the chancellor of the college, has an unusual task for him - Gaspi is to leave the college and spend several months living in the wild with a reclusive druid called Heath. Druids commune with spirits of earth, water, wind and fire, and while living with Heath, Gaspi is to learn the closely-guarded secrets of elemental magic. Hephistole is convinced that the mysterious elemental spirits will be of help in their ultimate struggle against Shirukai Sestin and his demons. In the Ruined City of Elmera, Shirukai Sestin summons Bale-beasts from the lower planes of existence – the same creatures he sent to attack the city of Helioport. A Bale-beast is a feeder, slaughtering human magic-users and draining off their powers for a singular dark purpose: to horde that stolen energy until the demon is glutted, and use it to transform into something much more deadly – a Darkman. Sestin’s Bale-beasts terrorise the pagan tribes of the North, slaking their dreadful thirst by feeding on the primitive, shamanic magic-users. If even one Bale-beast transforms into a Darkman, Sestin will gain control of the ultimate assassin, and send it to seek out and destroy his enemies. Blissfully ignorant of the impending danger, Gaspi doesn't realise that he must bond with the shy and beautiful spirits, and unveil the secrets of elemental magic, or all may be lost. less

Epic Teenage Fantasy with a gripping plot and believable, down to earth characters. Perfect for fans of teen fiction and fantasy fiction alike. In this, the third installment of the Nature Mage series: Gaspi and his friends are reeling after the tragic events of the Measure. They are out-manned by Sestin and his army of demons, and time is fearfully short... moreEpic Teenage Fantasy with a gripping plot and believable, down to earth characters. Perfect for fans of teen fiction and fantasy fiction alike. In this, the third installment of the Nature Mage series: Gaspi and his friends are reeling after the tragic events of the Measure. They are out-manned by Sestin and his army of demons, and time is fearfully short. In desperation, Hephistole and Voltan devise a plan to sneak deep beyond the boundaries of the Ogre Nation and retrieve fragments of the altar in the ancient Temple of El-Amyari - fragments infused with unknown power that will give them a chance against their enemy. When they set out on the quest, Jonn remains behind to rescue Adela from the crime lord Belash, who holds her captive. Wearing a magical disguise, he infiltrates the crime-lord’s organisation in order to find out where she is being held, so that Hephistole and Drillmaster Trask can mount a rescue. Gaspi and Jonn must part, each going into grave danger, and as they do so, neither of them knows if they will ever see the other one again. The journey to the Temple of El-Amyari is long and perilous, and Gaspi and his companions find themselves in the gravest danger they have yet faced. The Darkman is on their trail, Sestin's most deadly servant, and it only has one thing on its mind - the death of the Nature Mage. less