Metamancer

Metamancer: (n) One talented in Metamancy, the magic of detecting, altering, canceling, and manipulating magic itself.
To escape political intrigue in the capital, Sir Jared and Mage Madeline D'Abrac settled in a remote barony on the outskirts of the kingdom. Soon after, a baby in a basket appeared on their doorstep under mysterious circumstances. Fearing a connection to dark and powerful magic, they endeavor to raise him into a non-magical life as a warrior.
Despite a promising start in the local guard, Johnny D'Abrac's career is derailed by tragedy, subterfuge and an awareness that the war against the elves is unjust. After his talent for magic is discovered, he must navigate a complex and dangerous world of magic, where enemies may seem fair, and allies may be fearsome and secretive. It doesn't help that he turns out to have the most feared talent of all, Metamancy, the magic of altering magic itself.
Listeners who enjoyed David Eddings, Patrick Rothfuss or J A Andrews will also enjoy this tale focusing on the origins of an important person with magical powers.
(Cover Art by Matt Stawicki)

William I. Zard is the pen name for Patrick G. Heck's fantasy fiction writing. He was born in Ohio but moved to Massachusetts at the age of ten. His originally intended career was Biology, and he earned a Bachelors and a Masters in Biology at Clark University and S. U. N. Y. Buffalo. He caught the writing bug during the final project for his creative writing class at Clark University. Since the assignment was to write a "short story," and his writing quickly expanded to twenty-seven pages with a lame, tacked-on ending, it wasn't much of a success as a final project. However, he continued reading and writing and building a world for his characters and their story for many years. Eventually, he had so many ideas he wanted to share that he finally got serious about publishing his work. Nine months later, Metamancer was finished and ready for publication.His writing is influenced by a wide variety of authors. The strongest influences would be Ursula K. LeGuin, David Eddings, Glen Cook, and Dragonlance Chronicles/Legends. Robert Jordon is also a big influence, though in both positive and negative ways. He also admires Patrick Rothfuss's work but not his publication schedule.In addition to science, computers, and fiction, he also enjoys autocross racing, computer games, the game of Go, and flying airplanes.