[Thorned 02] • Fired

**A powerful mage in crisis. A queen hunting victory. The battle between duty and conscience.**

Thorn is one of the Forged, a mythical mage cursed with the ability to shift humans into creatures—even against their will. Embroiled in a rebellion to reclaim the Queen’s throne, he struggles to control his powers in the fight against the immortal usurper and mad Serhiy, the King’s right-hand man tasked with their destruction.

But there are the enemies without. . .and the enemies within. Thorn’s newly strengthened abilities are still erratic, and he is wracked with guilt over Forging the once human Lisca into a fox. He doesn’t trust himself, and convinces the Queen to undertake a quest to learn what he truly is, **if they are to have any chance at victory.**

At the moment where all hope rests on Thorn, he doubts. Is the usurper evil. . .or has everything Thorn has been told a lie? He must choose whether to honor oaths already made or betray his companions and forge his own path.

*Fired, Book Two in the Thorn Series,* continues a coming of age epic fantasy where one young man explores the depths to which he will sink in order to belong. . .and the lines he will not cross to fulfill oaths. **The Queen must seize her crown. One of the Forged must rise.** Download this sword & sorcery adventure if you enjoy magical quests, battles against all odds, and the conflict of discovering the truth of whom one's enemy truly is.