The ''Rogue Mage'' series of

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novels were written by American author

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is set in the remains of the United States about a century after an

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similar to the one predicted in the

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, but with no God appearing.

''Bloodring''

''Bloodring'' () is the first fantasy novel by Hunter and the first installment of the series. It was published by Roc Trade on 2006 November 7. It was given a three-star review by ''

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Plot summary

The story take place about a century after an apocalypse. It includes " neomages", a new race of beings that arose during the time of the apocalypse. They live in an area known as the Enclave, which is both a

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and

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, and are able to work with "leftover creation energy". Thorn St. Croix is a neomage in exile from the Enclave. Thorn (unlike most mages) is

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, and she constantly hears the thoughts of the other mages in the Enclave. This threatened to drive her insane when it began during her adolescence and forced her to live amongst humans whose thoughts she does not hear. Because mages without a special license are not allowed amongst the human population, Thorn must hide her true nature lest she be killed, either by the humans - who would torture her first - or by the

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who have ruled the earth since the apocalypse began. Thorn is a "stone mage", and channels her talents with stone into

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work and

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, running the store, Thorn's Gems, with her partners, Rupert and Jaycee, in the small town of Mineral City, Carolina, where they all live. Thorn's life is suddenly disrupted when police officer Thaddeus Bartholomew comes to her door and announces that her ex-husband Lucas, (who is also Rupert's brother) has been kidnapped. She is a suspect. Thadd, it turns out, is a kylen, progeny of a seraph and a mix of human and mage. Thorn realizes this when he "kindles" her mage-heat. Amazingly, Thadd appears not to know he is anything but pure human, and were he to discover her secret, he would immediately arrest her for being an unlicensed mage outside of Enclave. She must risk death in order to save the father of her former stepdaughter, Ciana - the child of her heart.

''Seraphs''

''Seraphs'' is the second novel of the series. It was given a four-star review by ''Romantic Times''.

''Host''

''Host'' is the third novel of the series. It was given a four-and-one-half-star review by ''Romantic Times''.RT Book Reviews - Review of ''Host'' by Faith Hunter
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''Triumphant''

''Triumphant'' (Rogue Mage Anthology Omnibus) () is a short story anthology set in the Rogue Mage universe, edited by

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and

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on 2017 May 12. The book was also published as two e-books, ''Trials'' and ''Tribulations'' in late 2016. It features 3 new stories and vignettes by Hunter, 14 new stories by 10 other authors, and 21 stories and vignettes by Hunter that had previously appeared in the ''Rogue Mage Roleplaying Game''.

New Stories

#"Finding The Way", by

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#"TNT", by

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#"The Price of Power", by Ken Schrader #"Monster", by

#"Ashes And Dust", by

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#"Defiance", by

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#"The Stars Were Right", by

#"Alone", by

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#"River Bones", by

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#"A Start", by

#"Two Mules For Brother Hope", by

#"Our Lady Of The Stones", by

#"Rolling Stone", by

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#"Kraken Conquered", by

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Role-playing game

Hunter collaborated with Christina Stiles and Raven Blackwell to create a

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based on the ''Rogue Mage'' series. It is published by Bella Rosa Books and

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as two volumes, the ''Rogue Mage Roleplaying Game Player's Handbook'' and the ''Rogue Mage Roleplaying Game Game Master's Guide.''Faith IN THE DARK
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References

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External links

Faith Hunter's homepage

"The Enclave" - Faith Hunter's official Yahoo! Group
2006 American novels Post-apocalyptic novels American fantasy novel series 2007 American novels