In no world are books more important than in the world of TOMEBOUND. In this expansive world, nations wage war over the primacy of their sacred tomes, and some individuals even use them to wield strange and ancient magic.Five different characters grow up in tumultuous times of war with five very different lives: Lanoor Sanzeen, daughter of the Hierophant, grapples with the Testament, her nation Qarda's most sacred text, as she is thrust into power at just fifteen. The royal servant boy Cadas Lars writes his own book of scientific knowledge, the Compendium, as he navigates a world that thinks rather differently than he does. Grackenwell's sadistic Prince Kimbel discovers a book that threatens his claim to the throne. Young Prince Lucanh of Dridon studies the enigmatic Triptych diligently, but what he really wants to do is become a knight and slay his nation's enemies—a wish that may soon be granted. And Beam, a mysterious prophetess in Grackenwell, carries with her the Book of Lucence, a tome of incredible magic... but is there more to her god Aurin than meets the eye?

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This is a five-POV sprawling fantasy novel loosely inspired by the style of the ASOIAF series and other fantasy works. Updates on Tuesdays starting January 4 2022. Book 1 projected to complete on May 24 2022.