An Ominous Book series. Nancy Foster
An Epic Fantasy adventure
An Ominous Book
ㅤㅤNancy Fosterㅤㅤ
ㅤintroduction :ㅤ Welcome to the Elf Kingdom, an idyllic nation inhabited by elves filled with magic and prosperity.
Our unlikely hero Spaulding will embark on a story filled with adventure while discovering the dangers of 4 magical artifacts that can boost a mage's native ability far beyond what is deemed to be possible. These are the Ominous Books, and they an ulterior motive for entering Spaulding's life.
characters
An Ominous Book spans a large cast of characters, a complex magic system involving the summoning of familiars and drama. The first book veers more into a lighthearted adventure, whereas the series becomes darker and more mature in the sequels.A few years before the story begins, a mortal human-elf named Lord Spaulding encounters a magical device of extraordinary destructive power. Unable to destroy or use it, he locks the device in a chest with the help of a priest named Hamarin.Busy with his duties as the Kasimma Clan Leader and a part-time ranger, his plans to bring the chest to the Elf Kingdom capital for proper disposal becomes thwarted.Much to his chagrin, his best friend and fellow ranger Trevilin has brought two unwanted guests to his home: two orphaned children that are his distant long-lost relatives.Conscious human children aren't allowed in the Kingdom, a simple plan to bring them to a relative in their home nation ends up as the trigger event of a story where the legendary Ominous Books become a pivotal aspect of his life.Dangerous as they are, the magic boosting abilities are second to none. In the right hands, they can keep the Elf Kingdom safe from harm. In the arms of an enemy, a potential means of long-lasting destruction.
Lord Spaulding
species:ㅤHybrid human-elf.
sex :ㅤMale.
eyes :ㅤmedium brown with rare partial green heterochromia on the left eye.
hair :ㅤblond.
age : 125 years at the beginning of book 1.
tuning element :ㅤA rare dual fire-water mage.
Phantom beast :ㅤHiratori (a fire bird).
Clan:ㅤKasimma.
Occupation :ㅤKasimma Clan Leader and part-time ranger.
family :ㅤTwo distant human siblings named Richard and Nelida. A handful of political elf relatives.
Birthday :ㅤAugust 5.
Zodiac sign :ㅤLeo.
Bloodtype :ㅤA.
| likes |
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| Order, justice, friendship, Johan's cooking and loyalty. |
| dislikes |
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| Brutality, crime, eating meat, playing the piano, playing beer coin, writing texts in human script. |
Name : ㅤNelida Earlrose.
age :ㅤ 6 (book 1) (11 end of book 2).
species :ㅤHuman.
hair color : Lilac
eye color : Sea green
birthday :ㅤ?.
Zodiac sign : ?.
Tuning element :ㅤAir.
Phantom beast :ㅤUnnamed invisible beast.
Occupation :ㅤOrphaned Ayrtainian nobility. Harbringer of destruction.
Nelida is very open about disliking the Elf Kingdom. A strange country with no children, odd customs, a difficult language and a distant elf uncle that only begrudgingly tries to help her.After surviving various perils, she starts appreciating Spaulding and wishes to learn magic.If only she didn't stumble in front of a strange chest hidden in Spaulding's castle...
A widespread aspect of An Ominous Book is its magic system. Every person with the innate ability for magic will only attune to a single element and summon the same magic familiar devoid of intelligence known as a phantom beast.Some beasts are capable of transportation, others are purely defensive. Later books reveal elves with partial harlequin ancestry summon rare demonic beasts with variable psychic abilities. While dual harlequin elf mages are common, dual attunement is rare among pureblood and human elf hybrids. Spaulding is one such mage with weak water magic attunement.4 Ominous Books exist with different personalities and can only bond with a mage of their same element without mattering if the host is human, elf, harlequin, or with mixed ancestry. Their knowledge can boost the host's magic potential over 10,000 times and offer unique abilities depending on their phantom beast.
#1 An Ominous Book
The first book in the series commences with Epic Fantasy vibes and a Middle Grade focus.Lord Spaulding's perfect life as the ruler of the Kasimma Clan becomes ruined the day his best friend Trevilin shows up alongside two unwanted guests: his long-lost human niblings: Richard and Nelida Earlrose.Spaulding must find the way to bring both children back home alongside destroy a dangerous magical device before the Elf King and his royal guard find out.
#2 Separation
After surviving the tragedy that befell Ayrtain, Spaulding ends up imprisoned because Master Lord Salman suspects he is the culprit.Tortured and isolated, Spaulding is offered an impossible choice to regain his freedom: Join the royal Äimite guard and serve Salman forever.Meanwhile, Richard's life is turned upside down after becomming the new king of Ayrtain. Standing by his side is his sister Nelida, and a distant cousin named Leilandy. Much to Richard's dismay, he remains separated from Spaulding through no fault of his own.Little does anyone know, Nelida has an agenda of her own and will stop at nothing to fulfill the Ominous Book's nefarious schemes.
#3 Exile
Two heroes are on the lam.Injustly overthrown from Ayrtain after being accused of using magic by Leilandy, Richard and his assistant Vincent travel to the Elf Kingdom for help.Conscious of his unpardonable crime, Spaulding seeks the one artifact that might be capable of stopping Nelida before she destroys the Elf Kingdom,Embittered after the chain of events, Lord Froylan must set aside his personal differences and discover where his true loyalties lie.
#4 Diaspora
Ending up as the new Elf King creates a chain reaction of problems for Lord Spaulding. With his memories of the past 5 years forgotten, he must get used to his new life.After surviving an assasination attempt by a rogue guard, Spaulding must accept his painful past and right the wrongs of his precedessor.Tensions rise, truths become foretold and new alliances are forged in the 4th novel of the series.
#5 A Calamity
Every surviving member of the Grey Clan has grown up with a relentless fear of the Elf Kingdom.Conscious bringing the rogue clan back home entails huge risks, Spaulding tries his best to befriend Lord Adinjandanir and his shifty assistant Lord Damantin.While Adinjandanir enjoys his time in the kingdom, a misunderstanding commences a chain of events where Damantin must decide whether to remain in his new home, or turn his back while a dangerous threat returns to conquer both Ayrtain and the Elf Kingdom.
#6 Quandary
Lord Damantin has started a new life as one of Spaulding's closest allies. Little does anyone know, he sired a son who is destined to become a guard and serve his king.When Spaulding survives a second assasination attempt, Damantin, his son Neimar and Tioja will cause a series of events that will both secure the kingdom's future and create new enemies.
#7 Harlequins
Spaulding has a daughter nobody knows about.Sired during his brief exile nearly a hundred years ago, Hama could become the kingdom's greatest hope for its future, or the cause of its destruction.As father and daughter mend this rift of circumstance, a new enemy is willing to destroy the kingdom and take Hama as his prize.
#8 Mortality
After defeating Gulraj with Hama's help, Spaulding is slowly dying from an incurable curse.Despite everyone's attempts, not even the Ominous Books are capable of stopping the inevitable.Old wounds resurface when Damantin pieces together the dire truth of Spaulding's haunting past.Conscious of the stakes if Spaulding perishes, Hama and Froylan will stop at nothing to save him.(The draft was finished nearly 10 years ago, but to this day, the 8th novel remains unpublished).
