David Mealing grew up adoring all things fantasy. He studied philosophy, politics and economics at the University of Oxford, where he taught himself to write by building worlds and stories for pen and paper RPGs. He enjoys board games and card games of all sorts, once spent a summer in Paris learning and subsequently forgetting how to speak French and gave serious thought to becoming a professional bass player before deciding epic fantasy novelist was the wiser choice. He lives in Washington State with his wife and three daughters, and aspires to one day own a ranch in the middle of nowhere.
A magical book, almost overflowing with originality . . .
Fascinating world, fun characters, and captivating magic
*THE QUILL TO LIVE*
A great epic fantasy debut. Memorable characters, intriguing magic
systems and a well-realised world
*James Islington, author of THE SHADOW OF WHAT WAS LOST*
An excellent debut
*POWDER AND PAGE*
Tense enough to make your spine crack . . . This is one hell of a
debut novel
*Bookworm Blues*
One of the best debuts (fantasy or not!) that I've read this
year
*FOREVER LOST IN LITERATURE*
Compelling characters and a unique magic system . . . Mealing does
a fabulous job with the intricate world-building and leaves the
reader wanting to get their hands on the sequel
*RT BOOK REVIEWS*
Imaginative and elaborate epic fantasy [with] strong characters and
rich worldbuilding
*PUBLISHERS WEEKLY*
A story of magic, ambition, greed, betrayal and war
*BOOKLIST*
A compelling read, one that's all the more extraordinary since it's
a debut work: rarely have I encountered such a level of narrative
control and sophistication in a first novel
*SPACE AND SORCERY*
Soul of the World is a strong debut that brings interesting magic
to a world that is on the brink of major changes and conflict
*SPECULATIVE HERALD*
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