The Magician's Father

The first in the Wild Edged Magic series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper, this is a story of magic, death and hope in a world where magician's face consequences for every spell they cast.

First paragraph:
Raymond’s aura fizzled over his skin like twisting green lasers, the potential power mocking his sagging flesh. Even now, with my father’s tired eyes staring down at me, I felt anger rising instead of sadness, or even love. Stupid old man with a brilliant mind. He was dying in a containment pod on a cold hospital ward, and maybe this would be me some day.