The Free Mage series
The Free Mage
Scott Freeman is a magician in Tokyo. Friend and apprentice: a ghost. Girlfriend: a kitsune who goes by Kitty‑Sue. Enemies: a list too long to mention, starting with her mother. Magic was the easy part.
Start with the story where it all begins. It’s free, which is more than Scott can say for most of his choices.
Books
Start with the free one. The rest cost less than the coffee Scott keeps conjuring.
The Ghost in Roppongi Station
The Free Mage 0.5 · Prequel
A Kitsune’s Tale
The Free Mage 0.6 · Short story
Mages in Manhattan
The Free Mage, Book 1
The Haunted Onsen
The Free Mage, Book 2
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About Phil Gabriel
Meet Phil Gabriel
Not pictured: the author. Pictured: the guy who makes his bad decisions for him.
Phil Gabriel spent his career as a troubleshooting engineer, working on everything from nuclear submarines to advanced aircraft, and has hunted down the best food and drink on every continent except Antarctica.
Now he writes urban fantasy about Scott, a magician living in Tokyo, whose life is crowded with kitsune, ghosts, and the occasional very bad decision.
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Escaping the Fae Realm (Or, Where I’ve Been for Four Years)
You know how it goes. You step through a portal for what feels like a quick errand, some minor noble offers you a drink, and you're too polite to refuse. Next thing you know, you've offended three different courts, been challenged to a duel by a sentient rosebush, and when you finally stumble back through the portal, four...
Seasonal
For when the holidays need a ninja assassin.
A Kitsune Christmas
A standalone Free Mage story, set after Book 2
Scott thought he had the perfect Christmas gift for his ninja assassin girlfriend… until she used it on him.




