The release date for the English version of 'The Novice' by
Taran Matharu is May 2015. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Apprentice Blacksmith Fletcher goes to Adept Military Academy after learning he can call forth monsters from another dimension. There, the talented get training in summoning. As a battlemage trained to fight in the Hominum Empire's war against orcs, Fletcher undergoes arduous training. He must use caution while working with the offspring of influential nobility. Surrounding him are the power-hungry, the alliance-seeking, and the betrayal-phobic. With only his demon Ignatius to aid him, Fletcher finds himself enmeshed in a formidable force.
Fletcher has to choose his allegiances while the chess pieces vie for power. He has the power to decide an empire's destiny. The Novice is the first book in a trilogy about the battle against the Orcs, Fletcher, and his demon Ignatius.