In a world where mage talent is as common as great musical or athletic ability, there are those among the mages who act as though their powers give them the right to do anything they please. Conroy Kane is a Charlatan, a person without magic who relies on trickery, sleight of hand, and the inexhaustible determination of his mind to prove them wrong. This is collection of short stories (About 9,000 words each) following one character and his allies as they deal with several different threats. Think of each story as an episode of one season of a TV series. Each episode has its own plot, but there is also a season finale that pulls them all together.