Dynamicist: 1 (Dynamicist Trilogy)

A philosophically minded series opener that deftly merges science fantasy and college life. - Kirkus Reviews Recommended ReadMathematics matter as much as magic in Hunts inventive adult fantasy a modern take on the wizarding school. - Booklife ReviewsThese books will change how you see the world. - Amanda Hall CEO of Summit NanotechI highly recommend Dynamicist - its a well-thought-out high minded fantasy with a very satisfying set of twists and turns thats not quite like anything else I have read in high fantasy. And to me thats a great accomplishment indeed. -J. Scott Coatsworth Liminal FictionWould it kill you to create something genuinely new? In Roberts world it used to. Supernatural vengeance for invention is now a thing of the past.Young optimistic quick of mind and quick to act Robert thinks being invited to the New School is an invitation to change the world. But change is difficult when there is no history of innovation. He is initially successful in his studies but nothing is as simple as he naively imagines. His classmates confuse and frustrate him. One is a drunk while another two constantly stalk him. Is it for love or something more sinister?Roberts optimism is further tested by protestors who circle the campus decrying the newly invented breed of grain. They claim it is poison and that the New School should be punished by Nimrheal the god who formerly murdered inventors. Robert suspects foreign business influences are behind the protests but he quickly finds that investigating their cause is dangerous.Roberts most difficult challenges are his unresolved childhood issues. His mother died while he was a child. Roberts formative helplessness and inability to remember her face projects into a powerful and blinding protectiveness towards all women. When a campus assault pushes Robert over the edge his hopes of even staying at the New School are jeopardized. He cannot aspire to change the world if he does not even know himself.At the same time as Robert struggles on campus a powerful ruthless and emotionally closed man known only as the Lonely Wizard journeys across an empty wilderness to return home. As Robert and the Lonely Wizard move closer together Robert finds that instead of entering a golden era of invention he may instead be on the brink of a cold war and an endless unchanging dark age.