{"product_id":"mark-of-the-fool-light-j-m-clarke-9781638492351","title":"Mark of the Fool (Light Novel) Vol. 1","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE IRREGULAR AT MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eDUNGEONS \u0026amp; DRAGONS\u003c\/i\u003e with a touch of \u003ci\u003eNAME OF THE WIND \u003c\/i\u003ein the bestselling LitRPG Epic Fantasy Action Adventure series\u003ci\u003e MARK OF THE FOOL - \u003c\/i\u003ein print and as a Light Novel for the very first time with\u003ci\u003e MARK OF THE FOOL (Light Novel) Vol. 1 \u003c\/i\u003efrom Vault Books!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gods chose him. He said no.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After his parents died, Alex Roth had one desire: become a wizard. Through hard work, he was accepted into the University of Generasi, the world's greatest academy of wizardry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fate had other plans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On his eighteenth birthday, Alex is Marked by prophecy as one of his kingdom's five Heroes, chosen to fight the Ravener, his land's great enemy. But his brand is 'The Fool'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Worst of the marks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rather than die or serve other Heroes like past Fools, he takes a stand, rejects divine decree...and leaves. With his little sister, his childhood friend, and her cerberus, Alex flees for the university, hoping to research the mystery of the Ravener. He'll make lifelong friends, learn magic from mad wizards, practice alchemy, fight mana vampires, and try to pay tuition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There's one small problem. The Mark insists on preventing the Fool from learning and casting spells, while enhancing skills outside of divinity, combat, and spellcraft... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ...that is, unless he learns to exploit the hell out of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Explore a coming-of-age magic academy fantasy with a weak-to-strong progression into power, a setting inspired by D\u0026amp;D, detailed world building, and magical science, action, comedy, slice-of-life, and GameLit elements. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With nearly 10 million views on Royal Road, the popular web-serial \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMARK OF THE FOOL \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ehas sold more than 100K eBooks, while the bestselling (100K+) audio book is narrated by author Travis Baldree! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e J.M. Clarke is the author of the bestselling, mega-hit, seven- volume LitRPG epic progression fantasy series \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMARK OF THE FOOL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e from Aethon Books, and the hit audiobook of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark of the Fool Book 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e from Aethon Audio, as well as the super-hit \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRUNE SEEKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e series (currently four books) co-written with C.J. Thompson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMARK OF THE FOOL (Light Novel) Vol. 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is for fans of: \u003ci\u003eDungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, Baldur's Gate 3, The Irregular at Magic High School, The Rising of the Shield Hero, ARCANE (Netflix), Black Clover, Mother of Learning, Mage Errant, The Beginning After the End, The Primal Hunter, My Best Friend is an Eldritch Horror, Amelia the Level Zero Hero, System Reborn\/Apocalypse Reincarnation, All the Skills, The Path of Ascension, Sufficiently Advanced Magic, He Who Fights With Monsters, My Necromancer Class, Last Round Arthurs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAxis Church vs. Eris Church\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKino's Journey, \u003c\/i\u003eWill Wight's\u003ci\u003e Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e series, as well as Brandon Sanderson's\u003cb\u003e Cosmere \u003c\/b\u003euniverse, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Wind \/ The Kingkiller Chronicle (\u003c\/i\u003ePatrick Rothfuss), \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicles of Arthur: Sword of Fire and Ice \u003c\/i\u003e(John Matthews and Mike Collins), King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and for fans of magic school settings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eOTHER LIGHT NOVELS FROM VAULT BOOKS: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE PRIMAL HUNTER (Light Novel) Vol. 1\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003eTPB on sale 10\/15\/24\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMY BEST FRIEND IS AN ELDRITCH HORROR (Light Novel) Vol. 1\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003eTPB on sale 10\/15\/24\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE PATH OF ASCENSION (Light Novel) Vol. 1 \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eTPB on sale 4\/22\/25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. 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