Rating: 5⭐️
This is such a fabulous read. Jeremy Fabiano is a new author and I’m so excited to share his book and amazing series.
After finishing Ink & Intent, the first novel in his fantasy The Glyphwright Chronicles, I can say not only that I absolutely committed to this universe and characters but also to the author as well. (Yes, I’ve read ahead)
I’ve read literally thousands of books in all genres and more authors than I can count. And lately, I’m just not finishing the stories I find lacking.
But Book 1, Ink & Intent, is incredible on multiple levels. Fabiano is, with great attention to detail and craftsmanship, creating many important pieces of his series at once. And doing so beautifully, believably, and imaginatively.
The author gives us the characters, all extremely multi dimensional, deeply faceted by their own unique personalities, magical abilities and grounded in their environment ,business or family or any combination thereof. And then allows each of them room to develop and grow into fuller, more complex people as their own lives and relationships dynamics change.
And an important aspect of this is the location of Millbrook, a town so real and lively and well conceived that it acts as its own character. From the many geographical points, the mill and river to the town’s shops and shopkeepers, the reader becomes intimately acquainted and fond of each of them. And their importance to each other storylines and connections to the main characters.
It’s a tapestry of magical characters as a weaving of magical systems that is constantly evolving in complexity and delightful design. It’s pragmatic, surprisingly intuitive and unlike any I’ve encountered.
There’s a slight RPG element as the characters have skills and journals that show them as they level up as journeyman. But the adventure(s) and magical abilities are acquired as they are asked to solve various challenges and a multitude of problems. One of such variety that I couldn’t stop thinking about each one and didn’t put the story down until the wee hours.
Then picked up the next at 3 am. Oh no.
There’s a no spice romance developing but it’s really all about the friendship and partnership between the two young men, and their older mentors and the Guide who’s fighting innovation. At the moment.
I can see me adding more to my groaning bookshelf.
What a fantastic find. A highly recommended read. Just amazing work by the author.
Cover design by Jacqueline Sweet Design
The Glyphwright Chronicles (4 book series):
- Ink & Intent #1
- Wards & Measures #2
- Trades & Treaties #3 – Feb 8,2026
- Vision & Venture #4 – April 8,2026
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Book 1 of 4: The Glyphwright Chronicles
Blurb
Marcus Fairwind remembers every symbol he’s ever seen. Too bad that talent is useless for a merchant’s son—until he starts treating magic like a supply chain problem.
After disappointing his father one too many times, Marcus begs Millbrook’s irritable glyphwright for an apprenticeship. Erasmus reluctantly takes him on, teaching him glyphwriting—magic through written symbols.
His perfectionist rival Felix thinks Marcus doesn’t belong. The Guild fears what happens when apprentice innovations make master traditions obsolete.
When their experimental ward network actually works, the Guild decides to make an example of them. The challenge: protect the entire Harvest Festival or both apprentices and their masters lose their right to practice. Forever.
Now Marcus and his former rival must save three days of festival chaos—escaping livestock, spoiling goods, and traditions gone sideways. But when the Guild rigs the game against them, the apprentice Marcus once couldn’t stand might be the only person worth trusting.
A cozy fantasy with LitRPG progression elements, first romance, found family, and the revolutionary idea that sometimes your worst enemy is exactly the partner you need.
Pour yourself something warm, settle into your favorite reading spot, and discover why sometimes the most magical thing isn’t saving the world—it’s finding where you belong.
November 7, 2025
Language
English
Print length
401 pages
Book 1 of 4
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 