The Siege of Tilpur - Brian McClellan

Category: Fantasy
Language: English
Keywords: Fantasy Powder Mage Short

Written by Brian McClellan
Format: MP3

This is a The Siege of Tilpur audio file from the Unbound Anthology.

The Siege of Tilpur is a short story that introduces Tamas as a young Sergeant, thus chronologically the first part of the Powder Mage collection, designated as 0.1.

It is the height of the Gurlish Wars. Sergeant Tamas, a young infantryman in the Adran Army, struggles to keep his squad alive despite the blundering incompetence of their superior officers. Not only does Tamas have the curse of being an ambitious commoner in an army where rank is purchased rather than earned, he is also a powder mage. His magical ability to manipulate gunpowder is frowned upon by officers and feared by Privileged sorcerers.

When the Adran Army is about to give up on the siege of an enemy fortress, Tamas seizes upon the opportunity to prove his worth as a strategist and mage. But breaking the enemy on his own won’t be easy, no matter how strong he is.

Powder Mage short story first published in the UNBOUND Anthology on December 1st, 2015.