Tremble, Tyrants and Traitors
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (Shadow Histories)
By H. G. Parry
5 Aug, 2021
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2020’s A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians is the first volume in H. G. Parry’s Shadow Histories.
Centuries after the Vampire Wars, European monarchies agree on one thing: magic must be carefully managed, certain schools of magic banned outright, and commoners must be denied the use of any inborn magic they might have. All the nations of Europe rely on the Templars, who are given the authority and tools needed to ensure stability … regardless of the cost to lower orders.
As unpleasant as the life of a commoner can be, it would be paradise for those who fall prey to Europe’s slavers. Africans are kidnapped and transported to the New World, where they face brutal, merciless exploitation for the remainder of their lives. To ensure compliance, slaves are forced to consume an alchemical potion that renders them prisoners in their own bodies. They may be screaming in defiance internally, but they cannot disobey orders.
In the late 18th century, the aristocrats and slavers discover the limits of the oppressed’s tolerance for abuse.