Spellwright's Lost Invocation

This crosspost appeared originally at The Mad Hatter's Bookshelf.

N.B. If you're in the bay area, consider joining me at Kepler's Books and Magazines in Menlo Park, at 7:15PM for an introduction by Dr. Abraham Verghese, a reading and signing of the of the book, a afterward a few pints at the BBC, a pub across the way.

The inspiration for Spellwright came to me in a rush; it began with a moment of sharp pain but then evolved into a flight of ideas that felt…almost incandescent. As origin...