Praethec: The Alchemical Wizard With Praseodymium Magic (Element 59 – Magical Elementals Chemistry Fantasy Series, Book 59)

Four centuries of alchemy have taught Praethec one unbreakable rule: nothing in the world changes without a price. When a lighthouse lens cracks for no reason and iron ore starts crumbling to dust across the magical world of MarBryn, the silver-haired wizard bonded to Element 59 discovers something is unmaking metal itself — one broken bond at a time.

On a planet where the oldest law is No Metal, No Magic, that isn’t just strange. It’s an extinction event.
Praethec’s praseodymium magic is unlike anything else in the realm: space-folding teleportation drawn from the lanthanide contraction, magnetic fields that seize weapons out of the air, a monocle that strips away illusion and lies, and a slow-burning offensive power capable of unraveling an enemy’s molecular structure from the inside out. But even a wizard who has outlived empires can’t face what’s coming alone.

Joining him is Ophira Vantreel, a sharp-tongued engineer and lifelong friend who builds her own tools rather than relying on magic; Cindrix, a phosphorus-breathing drake who adopts the wizard whether he likes it or not; Thaddeus Ironvale, a magnetically gifted ore master with a temper as hot as his forge; and Azurine Cobalthorn, a cobalt sprite who teleports through open flame. Together they race across MarBryn’s volcanic wastes, iron plains, and gem-veined gorges toward a fortress called the Hollow Crucible — and a former student turned adversary who believes destroying every scrap of metal on the planet is the only true freedom.

Packed with fast-paced action, a climactic battle, real science woven into every spell, and a found family of humans and magical creatures who feel like people you already know, this installment of the bestselling Elementals series proves that even the most overlooked element on the periodic table can hold the fate of a world together.

Perfect for readers of elemental magic systems, science-based fantasy, and chemistry-inspired adventure fiction who want their spells to actually make sense.