The KC Warlock Weekly

My name is Levi. I’m a journalist, I’m autistic, I’m bad at magic, and I swear I didn’t kill her.

Research for the paper usually falls into a few basic patterns. Someone in the city says there’s a troll under Buck O’Neil Bridge, or they’ll call just so a friendly ear will listen to them complain about a pixie infestation.

That sort of content carries me through slow news weeks. It’s rare that I uncover a murder.

Being framed for murder, though? That’s a first.

With the Wizard’s Council hunting me for a crime I didn’t commit, I’ve got no choice but to solve the murder and clear my name. If I don’t unravel this case, nobody will, and I’ll go down for it so hard I might never see the light of day again.

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The KC Warlock Weekly is a planned series of five Urban Fantasy novels following autistic journalist Levi Lawson as he navigates the complicated business of starting a local newspaper for his underground magical community. 

The first book, “Accused”, is available on Amazon and KU:

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Testimonials

  • What an amazing author. The writing of each of the books, descriptions, scenes, clothing, tools, battles, took me to the time and space. I so appreciated “escaping” through this series and thank the author for sharing.

    Gloraile

  • I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into this book. It was pitched to me by a friend as “a western with magic”, but I dove in headfirst anyways, figuring I’ll try anything once.

    I could not put The Stone Warrior down.

    Having always been a fan of Western novella (I grew up on the works of Max Brand, Will Cook, Lee Hoffman, and the venerable Louis L’Amour) and lighthearted fantasy (think Pratchett, Jacques, and a little Lewis), The Stone Warrior was definitely a fresh way to scratch that particular itch. Not to spoil anything, it takes western tropes that you think you know (the brave little girl on the frontier, the mysterious vigilante with a shadowed past) and spins them in a new way with fantasy tropes you think you know (the aspiring magician, the battle of the wits AND muscle) to create something altogether unique. To paraphrase the great Mark Twain, the trick to creativity is picking enough sources to blend together that nobody can pick the individual bits out, and I think Jolley did just that with this book.

    Jolley’s skill isn’t in his clever pick-and-choose genre-defying writing style, though. His real skill is in his ability to immerse you into a world not so unfamiliar as to be unimaginable, but strange enough to be new, exciting, and bizarre. I found myself wanting to know more about every little thing, and the worldbuilding snippets at the beginning of every chapter (ranging from brief snippets of history lessons to in-universe recipes) are an excellent way to take you on a whirlwind tour of the world outside of Marstone while still maintaining the ever-present feeling that anything is possible out here on the frontier.

    Edward

  • I loved the book! It was so well written, immersive and imaginative!

    Genre: Western, Fantasy, Young Adult, Clean

    You explore this new world with Adelyn. She’s a responsible teen with magically abilities she must hide. Determined to find her kidnapped family, she hires a bounty hunter to aid her. I like how logically her choices are. In fact, the action of most of the characters seem genuine. How magic is used also make sense. Great job, M. N. Jolley! I’m looking forward to book two.

    Azaaa