The Outlaw Mages Short Story Collection

Eight stories from the edges of the Tales of the Outlaw Mages world — the ones that happen just off the main road.

Outlaws before they were legends. Alchemists before the cost came due. A father's holiday recipes, a pegasus who refuses to hold formation, and one rare, quiet day where nothing goes wrong at all.

Nearly 100,000 words of companion fiction — a full novel's worth and then some — for readers who've finished the series and aren't ready to leave.

What's Included

• Breaking the Ice — Malcolm Wells has always obeyed his father's ruthless rules—until Flora, a defiant servant, exposes the cracks in his gilded prison.
• Up in Flames — Her gift of fire will either be his salvation or his end. Maverick pyromancer Kittie Larue lights a fire of rebellion at a festival—and draws the eye of Jack Dewitt, the theurgist ordered to bring her in dead or alive.
• Mother of Necessity — Ambitious alchemist Marian Hawthorne risks everything to save a child from a brutal experiment designed to turn orphans into weapons of war.
• Hexguns & Roses — Outlaw mage Jack Dewitt's search for his missing wife takes a sharp turn when he crosses paths with an elven inventor and a gang of wizard crooks.
• Not On My Watch — Jack Dewitt investigates the mysterious death of a pegasus and tangles with an enemy that threatens his own loyal mount.
• The Pegasus Precedent — She was cast out for asking questions. Now she's going to argue the law. Exiled from her flight, Seledora finds a town where pegasi earn wages and choose their own names—and dares to study a path never meant for her voice.
• The Magic of Baking — The heartwarming story of how the Breaker became a Baker. Nine years before it all begins, Daniel Hawthorne revives a forgotten holiday—and gives his struggling son a kind of magic that needs no spellbook.
• Blaise Has a Nice Day — Jefferson Cole arrives at the bakery with a picnic basket and absolutely no bad news. After everything, Blaise isn't quite sure he trusts a good day.

Reading Notes

The Magic of Baking takes place nine years before Breaker. Up in Flames stands alone and needs no prior reading. Blaise Has a Nice Day falls between Effigest and Dreamer, and reads best once you've come that far.

Edition Details

• Format: Digital collection (8 stories, 99,000+ words)
• Delivery: Instant BookFunnel download