The Mage's Gift Series (Blood and Shadow, plus Flesh and Bone), by Robin Lythgoe

The Mage’s Gift

In Blood and Shadow, readers were introduced to a great cast of three-dimensional characters and a deliciously disturbed villain. In Flesh and Bone, the story continues as Sherakai dan Tameko discovers there is no easy escape from the tangled destiny laid out for him. With the last and most terrible gift he is given, Sherakai must use every skill and every talent to win his freedom or risk becoming a monster under the control of a madman. Even if he wins, will he be able to keep his humanity intact?



Tales of a Thief

Crow is the master thief of the Marketh empire, a legendary criminal whose luck and razor-sharp wit have kept him untouchable—until he’s blackmailed into stealing a legendary dragon's egg by a power-hungry wizard.

Forced to trade rooftop heists for perilous empire-spanning quests, Crow finds his old life of perfect crime shattered. Saddled with the uncompromising law enforcer who tried to betray him, he is plunged into a world of demons, wild magic, and treacherous imperial politics. His most sacred thieving rules are broken as the missions escalate: from stealing impossible objects to hunting demons and even being ordered to steal an entire person.

The gods may love him, but can the most selfish man in the empire survive being forced to work with his enemy and become its reluctant savior?

Hi, I’m Robin!

Lifelong bookworm. World-builder. Lover of noblebright fantasy.

I grew up in a family of readers and never quite recovered. One summer the TV broke, and the house turned into a reading marathon—it was the best adventure of all. I devoured everything from thrillers to romances, but fantasy—with its bold heroes and living magic—claimed my heart.

Now I write epic stories where courage matters, hope endures, and heroes refuse to quit.