The Way of the World - Paperback (Signed copy)

A dark academia fantasy of transmutation, friendship and war, where one young man's choices could change the world.

The past shapes our choices, but it does not teach us how to live with them.

Step into the world of The Way of the World, the English-language debut novel by Dutch fantasy author Timo Whistler.

This 430-page adult fantasy novel combines dark academia, a carefully constructed hard magic system, war, mystery and philosophical questions about the nature of power and the choices we make.

The story follows Cinder, a young man who finds himself at the Arcanum, an academy dedicated to studying the mysterious art of transmutation. Within its walls, he discovers friendship, purpose and competing beliefs about what this extraordinary power should become. But as war draws closer, he begins to uncover a secret that could change everything.

Whether you love morally complex characters, intricate magic systems or fantasy stories that leave you questioning right and wrong, there's plenty to discover.

Visit Timo's stand at Heroes Dutch Comic Con to meet the author, talk fantasy and worldbuilding, and pick up a personally signed copy of The Way of the World!