A tale of a demon's apprentice on the path to becoming a great wizard.Buried beneath the unforgiving ice of his mountain home, a villager named Eltiur unearths more than an ancient necklace. He awakens a living, malevolent whisper.Inside it, a demon waits.It demands a pupil to master forbidden arts: the dark secrets of magic, shapeshifting, and the very fabric of time itself. Eltiur will learn to fly, to bend reality, and to wield wonders beyond imagining. Yet each lesson binds him tighter to the darkness.He is becoming a wizard... but at what monstrous cost to his humanity?Beyond the mountains, six kingdoms tremble on the edge of war. From the sun-scorched Kingdom of Enzolart to the frozen citadels of the south. Princes and priests, knights and beasts, all move within a struggle five millennia in the making, where gods wage war against reality itself.Spanning over 2,000 pages, The Black Books Cycle is Croatia's grandest epic fantasy. A richly imagined world of hundreds of characters, ancient languages, living myths, and strange creatures.An unforgettable saga written by one of the youngest epic fantasy authors in the world. Perfect for readers of Eragon, The Lord of the Rings, and Malazan: Book of the Fallen.