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Blake Charlton has not only invented a fascinating world and peopled it with realistic people and wonderful, grisly monsters, but he has also created one of the few truly original magical systems we've seen in fantasy fiction. The lucid complexity of the magic reminds me of Jack Vance, which is high praise indeed. I'm fascinated to see what happens next and will be following every word with the absorption of an apprentice spellwright. You will be, too.
-Tad Williams, bestselling author of SHADOWMARCH; OTHERLAND; and MEMORY, SORROW, AND THORN
Nicodemus Weal is a protagonist that all of us can identify with. SPELLWRIGHT features a unique system of magic and characters that are genuine inhabitants of that world. SPELLWRIGHT is a letter-perfect story: an absorbing read and recommended.
-Robin Hobb, bestselling author of THE FARSEER TRILOGY; THE LIVESHIP TRADERS TRILOGY; THE TAWNY MAN TRILOGY; and THE SOLDIER SON TRILOGY
SPELLWRIGHT is a different and complex kind of fantasy. It's well worth wrapping your mind around.
-Piers Anthony, bestselling author of the XANTH series
This imaginative debut novel about the power of words-- and I mean that literally--weaves together an inventive magic system with the story of a young man’s struggle to come to terms with who and what he is. Charlton makes a timeless plot fresh by drawing from his own experience, and he manages the difficult balancing act of writing with a real sense of delight in his world while meanwhile tackling some darker themes. I look forward to seeing what comes next.
-Kate Elliott, bestselling author of the CROWN OF STARS andthe CROSSROADS serries
A clever conceit well executed adds a flair of originality to this wizard-in-training fantasy. A spellcaster who can't spell -- in both senses of the word! Fast-paced and well-written, SPELLWRIGHT is an enjoyable read.
-Kevin J. Anderson, bestselling author of the SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS; the YOUNG JEDI KNIGHTS series; and co-author of the DUNE prequels
SPELLWRIGHT is exactly the kind of book that got me into fantasy in the first place. Blake Charlton has built a world that his as new as it is classic, and a story that kept me reading late into the night. Blake Charlton is a talent to watch.
-Daniel Abraham, Hugo, Nebula, & World Fantasy nominated author of THE LONG PRICE QUARTET
Blake Charlton's novel is, quite literally, a magical and spellbinding adventure about overcoming the sort of odds that many in our own world struggle with.
-Tobias Buckell, bestselling author of CRYSTAL RAIN; RAGAMUFFIN; SLY MONGOOSE; and HALO: THE COLE PROTOCOL
An absorbing tale of acceptance for lovers of language and magic everywhere.
-Sean Williams, bestselling author of THE BOOKS OF THE CATACLYSM and STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED
"Immensely moving"!
-Ray Olson, Booklist
"This is Charlton's first published work and, if it is any indication of things to come, he will be one to watch."
"Blake Charlton's "Endosymbiont" -- to put it simply -- blew me away. What starts out as the touching personal story of a young girl on chemotherapy soon makes way to things of larger scope and import. It weaves in interesting applications and extrapolations of technology and shows keen insight into interpersonal relationships. While the plot may echo Vernor Vinge and The Matrix, Charlton's voice is totally his own, drawing upon his medical background to create a story that has big ideas, interesting twists and is 100% engrossing and abundantly satisfying."
-John DeNardo, SF Signal
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