The magic of the Raven Queen ensures peace and stability. Some would see that time change. Lan and Sophie cannot move on from the deadly attack. Both train to be ready for another attack, but all has been quiet. Sophie continues to train as a sorcerer, though she has not learned from the Raven Queen as she had hoped. Life in the tower is slow, and Sophie longs for excitement. While on patrol with the young prince, Lan and the Taihg encounter a strange attack. The rest of the Taihg are sent to investigate, but Lan is left behind, where he searches on his own. Danger lurks closer than any ...

On his sixteenth birthday, Talen is given a magical birthright that forever changes his life. When his family is slaughtered by a powerful sorcerer only known as the Golden Fool, Talen is sold into slavery and forced into the fighting pits. There he finds violence and killing, but makes two friends who make the misery better. He must use his birthright—the ability to glimpse possible futures—to survive. All he wants is vengeance. Find those responsible for killing his parents, and get to the Golden Fool. First, he must escape the pits, using his wits and his magical gift. Even that ...

What stories will be told when a new god appears? With the Dread still pressing the attack, Sophie and Lan must defend against his minions. After surviving yet another attack, Lan decides he can no longer wait to see what else the Dread might do. He needs to understand his power—the same power the Dread connects to. But when the answers are tied to a dangerous entity known only as the Emerald Exile, Lan fears what he might find. Sophie serves a new role in the realm, but it’s a role that lacks the same excitement she’s grown accustomed to finding. A discovery about the Karell leads to...

Only the foolish or the powerful risk the Forgotten Wole. Talen survived the fighting pits and bought the freedom of the remaining slaves, but that only began his pursuit of vengeance. Reunited with his brother, Talen and Davin pursue rumors of the Golden Fool to the dangerous Forgotten Wole, where monsters and deadly magic await. His birthright—and his brother’s near immortality—may not be enough to survive the dangers. Finding the Golden Fool and getting revenge for the slaughter of his family is all that matters, but something much worse awaits Talen in his search. The Golden Fool ...

A soldier with a past meets a future he cannot ignore. The Queen’s Blade saga begins. Zaren Joha, once a formidable soldier, now spends his days maintaining peace in a quiet tavern in Lavrun. No more military rigors. No more blind obedience. The job is uneventful, yet it allows him a semblance of normalcy. But his tranquil life in Lavrun is about to change. An encounter with the mysterious Waleith, a man with deep connections to the queen, draws him into a world where his brawn is not enough. The tavern's usual hustle, the sailors' brawls, and the regulars are soon overshadowed by a ...