FROM THE BACK COVER:His name is Farden.They whisper that he's dangerous.Dangerous is only the half of it.Something has gone missing from the libraries of Arfell. Something very old, and something very powerful. Five scholars are now dead, a country is once again on the brink of war, and the magick council is running out of time and options.Entangled in a web of lies and politics and dragged halfway across icy Emaneska and back, Farden must unearth a secret even he doesn't want to know, a secret that will shake the foundations of his world. Dragons, drugs, magick, death, and the deepest of betrayals await.Welcome to Emaneska.?ABOUT THE BOOK:THE WRITTEN is the first volume in THE EMANESKA SERIES and the debut book of young UK author Ben Galley. Enter Farden: veteran soldier, lone mage, powerful Written. All he wants is to be left alone to his own private devices and do his duty. But when news comes from Krauslung that the five Arfell scholars have been murdered and a powerful book stolen, a series of events unfold that send Farden tumbling down a dark, torturous, and twisting path. Farden must stand in the way of a unseen foe as the world, and his own life, unravels around him.THE WRITTEN is also available in paperback and special edition hardback. The epic sequel PALE KINGS is also now available. Head to www.bengalley.com for more content and information, such as maps.?REVIEWS:"Ben Galley is not yet as good an author as Gemmell but the thing that I find exciting is that I honestly think that?he?could?be."- Fantasy Book Review"There are certain twists that will surprise the reader by genuinely coming out of the left field."- Fantasy Book Critic"Spell-binding.""Ben Galley's debut novel The Written is a tour de force. A fantasy of epic proportions.""Breathtakingly vast, chillingly dark, brooding, and dangerous.""Lord of the Rings meets Sin City!"- Reader Reviews??