The SOR WIZ And 'Death' the Painted Lady

His family is gone. His old life is over. In another world, Death is waiting to give him a reason to live.After a catastrophic highway collision kills his wife and young children, Stethan Barton Scythe survives with no home, no purpose, and little desire to continue. Then Harry, a mysterious stranger who can move through time and space, carries him into a dangerous parallel world where ancient magic governs reality, dragons fill the skies, and the impossible is part of everyday existence.There, an immortal wizard reveals that Stethan has been watched since birth. The dormant power within him marks him as the SOR-WIZ, a rare union of sorcerer and wizard destined to become a master and protector of the realm.To accept that destiny, Stethan must endure ancient rituals, awaken abilities he never understood, train in magic and combat, and form an extraordinary partnership with a powerful dragon. As he confronts demons, murderous sorcerers, supernatural creatures, and the violent forces threatening his new world, he must also learn what his growing power will demand of him.At his side stands Louya, an invisible warrior whose fierce loyalty awakens emotions Stethan believed had died with his family. Ahead waits the Painted Lady, an ageless being known as Death, whose haunting eyes have followed him through dreams and whose deadly kiss will transform his body, his powers, and the nature of his existence.Caught between grief and purpose, mortality and transformation, Stethan must decide whether he can master the power he has inherited without surrendering the humanity that still connects him to the life he lost.Dark, philosophical, and filled with magic, dragons, supernatural conflict, and personal transformation, The SOR-WIZ and the Painted Lady is an adult fantasy about devastating loss, unexpected purpose, and the possibility of finding a new beginning beyond death.