Years of inspiration provided by such authors and titles as J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and Neil Hancock's, Circle of Light novels, and in keeping with John Marco's, Tyrants and Kings - Paul H. Kogel has poured himself into this, his first novel of The Dylarian Chronicles. In The Mage of Dylar, you will travel with Antis, son of Bynen, Govin of the Estern Forest and his friends, on a journey that will keep you spellbound in mystery and mounting excitement. Zelliach the Grey's great-grandson, Sorrel, has plans for Isle of Dylar that Antis, trained in wizardry by his great grandfather's ghost and the ghost of Creston, the grandest of Grand Masters himself, must thwart in order to save the Isle from being cast into the depths of chaos and despair. The attempt had been made once before, but Nemond the Green had been able to prevent it at the last terrible moment, by sacrificing himself to bring down Zelliach and to save Dylar from his loathsome tyranny. Now, Antis must be prepared to do the same, but it will take all of his power and every smidgen of courage that he and his friends can command. Mage of Dylar is not only about magic, war and victory in battle: It's about maturing and developing through hard work and dedication to become the very best that one can be. It's about friendship, the great value that should be placed upon it and how it can inspire and drive one on when all else fails to do so. It's about courage, devotion and the fortitude to cling to the values and ideals of the family, and how they remain essentially the same from generation to generation.