Not to be confused with the Spellsinger series by Alan Dean Foster. The series is by Sebastian de Castell and takes place in the same universe as his Greatcoats series, but on a different continent, and requires no knowledge of the other series to enjoy.Īs well as the prequel stories, Way of the Argosi and Fall of the Argosi that follow a young Ferius. With her help and the help of a violent, kleptomaniacal 'Business Partner' ( NOT a ''familiar'') squirrel-cat named Reichis, Kellen uncovers the hidden truth behind his people's history and begins a journey that takes him all across the continent to discover the secrets behind his own family's machinations and the dreaded Shadowblack curse. The Argosi are mysterious people, seeming to show up only when historic disasters are about to occur and seeming to divine fate through their mysterious decks of cards. Then the Argosi traveler, Ferius Parfax arrives in town. No matter how hard he tries, the mystical bands tattooed onto his arms refuse to ignite, showing the world that he hasn't been able to successfully work a single spell, and that at the upcoming Mage Trials all sixteen year old Jan'Tep go through, he will inevitably fail and be stripped of his title and freedom, indentured as a non-magical Sha'Tep servant. Born to a noble house in a society of mages that value magic and power above all else, fifteen-year-old Kellen, House of Ke, has no magic.

The spellsinger series