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The Crack at the Heart of Everything

Narrated by Austin Ku

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Book 1 of Cursed Mage

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Pub Date Oct 28 2025 | Archive Date Oct 28 2025

Tantor Media | Tantor Audio


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Description

He accidentally cursed himself . . .

When the consequences get him exiled to the land he helped terrorize, can this evil wizard find redemption . . . and love?

Orpheus can't believe it's come to this. After helping his childhood friend conquer the realm by raising an army of hell-beasts, the befuddled dark sorcerer finds himself banished when the price of his magic endangers the palace. Isolated and betrayed, the feared spellcaster isn't exactly thrilled when his irritating and handsome rival keeps stepping between him and certain doom.

Ill at ease in the barren wasteland his powers created, Orpheus slowly warms to the charismatic ex-general's relentless overtures. But as his feelings grow more intense, the former villain struggles with an inconvenient calling towards heroism.

Will dabbling in good deeds get him killed or open the doors to happily ever after?

The Crack at the Heart of Everything is the charmingly swoon-worthy first book in an epic LGBTQ+ fantasy series. If you like character-driven stories, snarky humor, and well-earned redemption arcs, then you'll adore Fiona Fenn's unexpected hero's journey.

He accidentally cursed himself . . .

When the consequences get him exiled to the land he helped terrorize, can this evil wizard find redemption . . . and love?

Orpheus can't believe it's come to this...


Advance Praise

"Fenn conjures an intricate and enthralling magical world for readers to sink their teeth into." —Publishers Weekly

"A charming fantasy novel in which two men strive to fix the brokenness around them." —Foreword Review

"Fenn conjures an intricate and enthralling magical world for readers to sink their teeth into." —Publishers Weekly

"A charming fantasy novel in which two men strive to fix the brokenness around...


Available Editions

EDITION Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN 9798331977405
PRICE $24.99 (USD)
DURATION 11 Hours, 3 Minutes

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