Penumbra

Penumbra is a nice introduction to the upcoming Darkling Mage series, the troubled Dustin Graves, and the characters who are likely to feature in his new life as a magic-type person.

Dust is a jack-of-all-trades who can't just stick to one thing, so after his murder and “resurrection”, he finds himself shoved into a world that existed alongside the one he was existing in, with powers and a possibility of making something of himself for once in his life. But first, he has to figure his new powers out and learn to work together with some other magic users from a hidden organisation.

This is a one-sitting read that will give you a feel for the writing and story, and also leaves you wondering about -enough- things that we will probably learn more about in upcoming books.

Disclaimer: I am friends with the author and he didn't bribe or threaten me to write this.