Esther is sixty, a grandmother, and barred by the authorities from using her magic — until her adult son is snatched by a dragon lord across the dimensional Beyond. She reassembles her Hex, six aging, disgraced mages, and goes after him anyway.
Less swordplay than sharp wits, old loyalties, and a mother who refuses to be sidelined — a fast, warm fantasy about competence that doesn’t expire with age.
