The Art of Magic
Hi everyone!
Alongside Ideworld Chronicles: Art Mage, I’ve started working on another story: The Art of Magic.
It uses a number of familiar names, magical rules, concepts, and themes from Art Mage, but reshapes them into something new and aimed more directly at a LitRPG/progression fantasy audience. This isn’t a retelling of Alexa’s story. The plot, characters, conflicts, and progression will be completely different, with a new male protagonist, Alexander May. Some artistic powers and ideas will feel familiar, but even those will develop very differently from Alexa’s abilities.
In a way, this is my attempt to take some of the ideas I still love from Art Mage and give them a second chance to find a wider audience in a different format and thus maybe transfer some of them to my current story.
On the surface, The Art of Magic will be a lighter, more adventurous story, while still exploring many of the themes familiar to readers of Art Mage—just from another angle. And although it is more LitRPG-inspired, I’m keeping it very light on numbers, stat sheets (no such things in here), and lengthy ability descriptions.
A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.
I’d really love to hear what you think about the idea. I’m also looking for beta readers willing to give the new story a try and tell me what works, what doesn’t, and whether Alexander’s adventure grabs you.
If you’re interested, let me know and I will grant you an access to the file.
Ps. 40 chapters are ready to read.
HERE IS THE BLURB:
What if getting isekai’d wasn’t your second chance—but your audition for the Universe’s deadliest reality show?
After aliens abduct him, con artist Alexander May learns Earth has been entered into a universe-wide survival contest.
Alexander’s soul gives him the Path of the Artist. He chooses fire instead.
Thrown into a manufactured fantasy world, he and his sentient fireball partner must reach a city through dangerous underground realm, solve a murder, survive rival Chosen, and master magic built from identity and will.
But Alexander’s greatest mistake may be following a Path that was never meant to be his when the truth is he was meant to create his own.