Pulled from Earth into a world of magic — with more raw power than anyone alive, and no idea how to use it.
In this world everything about you is contagious — even the color of your skin. And what's given can never be taken back.
When a god dies, it is reborn as an ordinary child — and the Keepers hunt the reborn to cull them and harvest their flesh for power.
A kingdom where the five arts are the deadliest magic there is — and a man who wants art erased forever.
All magic grows from six sacred, outlawed mushrooms — and the world's one hope is a legend hiding on a mountain.
Destiny chose Chauncy to save the world. His grandmother made him get a job. Chaos, obviously, ensued.
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A few words from readers:
★★★★★“This is a book you can get lost in.”
— Janice Clark, Amazon · Magic of Havenwood
★★★★★“Unlike anything else I have read… a true page turner!”
— Robert Sacks, Amazon · Fate of Legends
★★★★☆“I don't think I've had more fun reading fantasy books in a long time.”
— Amazon Customer · Magic of Magic
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A magic system with real rules
Hard logic, real costs, and that click when the hero finally cracks how it works.
Start with Runic →Combat that feels real and earned
Impact, technique, and injuries that matter — heroes who win because they're skilled.
Start with Blade of Hylon →Dark stakes and no easy answers
It never pulls its punches: hard choices, tangled loyalties, a hero who pays for each one.
Start with Fate of Legends →Magic made from art and imagination
Power you create instead of just wield — painting, music, making. Genuinely original.
Start with Magic of Havenwood →Big laughs that never cheat the story
Actual wit and actual heart — comedy that never drops the plot or the characters. (For grown-ups.)
Start with Magic of Magic →A mystery buried in the world itself
Hidden histories and secrets you piece together as you read. Fantasy as investigation.
Start with Masks of Eternity →
About the Author
“I spent years starting stories and stopping. Then my son was born — and suddenly I had someone I needed to finish them for.”
Clayton Taylor Wood writes epic fantasy from a background that spans computer programming, graphic design, martial arts, and medicine. Six series later, he's still going!
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