title: In The Shadow Of War (The Dark Mage Chronicles) (Volume 1)
author:  Bradley R Mitzelfelt 
description: Brad grew up in central Illinois where his love for books flourished thanks to parents who were both readers. He started writing at a young age, and progressed when he attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. There he worked on a writing minor, and started writing the short stories that led to writing his first book: In The Shadow Of War. Currently he holds as Master's Degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and is a Graduate Architect in northern Indiana working on getting licensed.
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  # War Mage Chronicles
  
  
  ### Part One
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Charles R Case
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Edited by Jen McDonnell
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Volume 1](part0002.html#1T140-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f27716b9f8f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](part0003.html#2RHM0-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f27716b9f8f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0004.html#3Q280-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f27716b9f8f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0005.html#4OIQ0-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f27716b9f8f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0006.html#5N3C0-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f27716b9f8f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0007.html#6LJU0-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f27716b9f8f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0008.html#7K4G0-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f27716b9f8f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0009.html#8IL20-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f27716b9f8f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](part0010.html#9H5K0-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f27716b9f8f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](part0011.html#AFM60-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f27716b9f8f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 9](part0012.html#BE6O0-15a7cdf6791c48a78a24f2771