Accidental War Mage

<p><b>Conscripted into imperial battle a lowly mechanic crosses boundaries to face monsters of war in this thrilling dark-fantasy adventure.</b></p><p>Hailing from a rural village Mikolai was an army mechanic with modest ambitions: keep his head down and stay out of trouble. But then he had the misfortune of finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time . . .</p><p>Mistaken for a steam knight Mikolai is drafted into a task force with an intimidating casualty rate led by the notorious war mage known as the Butcher of Belz. Suddenly the unwitting commander of a small squad the former civilian is tasked with leading his troops into battle to stamp out the resistance in the name of imperial rule--or heroically die for the motherland in some godforsaken corner of the world.</p><p>Trudging over the treacherous Sarmatian mountains and into a dreaded no man's land where empires clash Mikolai and his team face a threat worse than they'd feared: not all their enemies are human. The squad is outmatched but they know desertion equals execution. Fortunately their leader's own latent mage powers have unexpectedly started to emerge.</p><p>Mikolai used to think his destiny was to be a humble farm boy but he'll soon discover he's bound for greater--and terrifying--things. In order to save himself and his friends he'll need to summon the willpower to become the commander he was always meant to be. But survival is far from guaranteed.</p><p><b>The first volume of the hit progression fantasy series--with more than a million views on Royal Road--now available in paperback ebook and audiobook!</b></p>