The Catalyst - Book One

In a politically volatile kingdom, Noah is tasked with finding the catalyst, a magical artifact rumored to greatly enhance the potential of the wielder. Joining his efforts are his childhood best friend and an illegitimate prince doing the queen's bidding in exchange for his lover's freedom. It soon becomes clear that many different parties are after the catalyst, though no one seems to know who started this chase or why. In order to survive and save the people he loves, Noah will need to leave behind everything he thought he knew about magic and adapt to a new reality of painful betrayals and unlikely alliances, high-stakes power struggles and vengeful entities.