All the Skills

<p><b>For a boy coming of age and discovering a magical self-reliance and new powers for every occasion the future is in the cards in this fantasy adventure.</b></p><p>Arthur lives with his father a fallen but proud former noble in Border Village #49 along with the other good folks condemned to toil in service to the Baron. But Arthur has an edge: a stolen heart card that secretly fell into his possession thanks to a dragon. It's a priceless source of power for the Baron and the tyrant will kill to get it back. Invaluable too to a young man of spellcasting ambitions.</p><p>So at the behest of his father-and to save his own hide-Arthur flees and joins a trader caravan on the kingdom's backroads. Mile by dusty mile he gains new skills and learns more about his increasing capabilities. But when he meets Horatio his sharp-tongued new best friend and a spell card collector himself Arthur discovers the greater powers to come by building on the Legendary card hidden close to his heart.</p><p>One step ahead of the Baron's hunters Arthur and Horatio forge on under a sky full of guardian dragons-from the adorably loopy to the mystically wise-and their unflappable riders. Amidst danger rescue and friendships with both humans and those creatures of the more leathery variety Arthur awakens to a newfound confidence . . . and the extraordinary things that can arise from the simplest magics.</p><p><b>The first volume of the hit progression fantasy series featuring a unique card-based magic system now available for the first time in print! </b></p><p>Honour Rae's All the Skills has everything I love: great writing an intriguing mystery and badass dragons. Well some of them are badass. Some are dweebs and that makes it even more awesome. <b>-Matt Dinniman bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl</b></p><p>A fantastic work that is fast establishing Honour Rae as one of the big names of LitRPG. The characters plot and world-building are incredibly compelling and like many readers my only issue was devouring it and then having to wait for more. <b>-Travis Deverell aka Shirtaloon bestselling author of He Who Fights with Monsters</b></p><p>A wonderful and unique take on the LitRPG genre reminiscent of Dragonriders of Pern. The diverse cast of characters and detailed setting draw you in from the start. I look forward to more. <b>-Aleron Kong bestselling author of the Land Saga</b></p>