Gideon Irondell and the Magnet of Marjon
In a fractured world shaped by magnetic catastrophe, a boy from the Barrens may carry all five abilities—and be capable of changing everything.
It was the warning.”
Gideon Irondell and the Magnet of Marjon
Five Tribes. Five Powers. Every Zetash Tribe member carries one ability. Kull Kalijan is the only person known to wield two, making him the most feared man alive.
Legends speak of a rarer force still—a Quint capable of wielding all five.
Gideon Irondell was never supposed to exist.
Raised in the broken wastelands of the Barrens, Gideon survives by stealing, running, and listening carefully enough to stay alive. But when ancient powers awaken within him, he becomes the center of a conflict stretching from the fractured Fault Lines to the towers of Karthune itself.
For readers who love the wonder and friendship of early Harry Potter, the pace of Percy Jackson, and the strategy, mentorship, and emotional maturity of Ranger’s Apprentice.
Discover Your Tribe
Every power begins somewhere. Answer ten questions and uncover which tribe of the fractured world resonates with you.
Begin the Trial
A civilization fractured by magnetic catastrophe. A world split between the towers of Karthune and the wastelands of the Barrens.
The Fault Lines
Massive magnetic fractures separating the world physically and politically.
Karthune
The shining capital of the Zetash and home of the Aurorium.
The Barrens
A harsh land of dust and scarcity, overshadowed by Kull’s Citadel Spine.
What Is a Quint?
A convergence of all five powers once thought impossible.
Teslox
Massive Barrens creatures that move steadily across unstable terrain near the Fault Lines.
Magnaels
Crystal-bodied gliders that ride magnetic currents above the fractured edges of the world.
Map
A divided continent of Barrens, Zetash lands, fractured borders, and the scar of Marjon.
Ring Rush
A trial of gates, instinct, and power where Gideon learns how quickly ability becomes danger.
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Terence J. Murphy
Terence J. Murphy is the author of Gideon Irondell and the Magnet of Marjon, the first book in the Gideon Irondell Trilogy, a fantasy series for readers ages ten and up.
The trilogy continues with Gideon Irondell and the Fragmented Fault Lines and concludes with Gideon Irondell and the Final Alignment.
He is also the author of The Cranio-Genesis Project, a thriller trilogy with readers in twelve countries.
Before becoming a novelist, he spent more than two decades solving difficult technical problems in the technology industry, where he learned that the most interesting problems are often the ones nobody knows how to define yet.
He brings that same instinct to fiction, building worlds that feel structurally real and characters who must first understand what they are facing before they can decide who they are meant to become.
He lives in Florida with his wife, Tracey, and is currently writing the second Gideon Irondell adventure.
