A humble slave girl. A wandering magus. A prophetic dream that changes everything.Belili is nobody. A slave girl on a remote farm, she expects nothing from life but labor and news of the day on which she will be sold.Everything changes the night a dream leads her to Master Jas’ar, a wandering magus who spots potential in her, offering her the chance to become his apprentice. For the first time, Belili can see a future that will be truly her own.But Jas’ar is a hunted man, and his enemies will stop at nothing to find him. While Belili is struggling to come to terms with her new fate, their chariots are closing in on her quiet home—bringing danger to everyone she has ever known.Set in an alternate Bronze Age in which gods are real and magic is feared, Birth of a Magus blends historical detail with myth and mystery, the perfect read for those who enjoy ancient settings, ordinary people drawn into extraordinary struggles, and the shadow of the divine in everyday life.