Beyond the desert dwell monsters far greater than any demon that hunts in the dunes.Dana, last seer of Nanterac, has reclaimed her city and found love. But when her partner Philyre is poisoned by demon's blood, Dana only has sixteen days to save her. A stranger's vision points her south, beyond the demon-infested sands, where hope for a cure still burns.Funanya and Askaran agree to leave their hard-won peace to aid her, but disaster strikes: the Grand Archo...

Kaine Chamberlain thought moving to Cape Boady would be temporary. A quiet coastal town. A new school. A place to disappear after his father's death. But Cape Boady was never meant to be quiet. At the center of town stands Walter Randall Academy, a school full of mystery and danger. Kaine must navigate his new life, while mysterious forces attempt to destroy all he and the world knows.

Leo’s dead-end job in telephone support leaves him scraping by in a cramped city apartment, until coworkers point him toward Manhattan Talent, a prestigious agency promising high pay and fame with no experience required. A quick, anonymous photo submission changes everything.An AI-driven audition reveals more than just potential as a model or actor—it uncovers a long-buried truth about his body and identity. Guided by compassionate mentors, Leo embarks on a courageous path of explo...

One wrong stolen amulet and now the fate of magic is in Sair's hands.Sair Mirk was only the bastard son of a dead guardian until he stole a magic amulet. Now the dragons of Dragon Pass want him as their voice and have sent him to the capital to convince the King of Espar not to build his border towers near the Pass.In order to reach the king, Sair must convince Heir Durrek to take him seriously, a task made more difficult the farther into court politics Sai...

Beyond the desert dwell monsters far greater than any demon that hunts in the dunes.Dana, last seer of Nanterac, has reclaimed her city and found love. But when her partner Philyre is poisoned by demon's blood, Dana only has sixteen days to save her. A stranger's vision points her south, beyond the demon-infested sands, where hope for a cure still burns.Funanya and Askaran agree to leave their hard-won peace to aid her, but disaster strikes: the Grand Archo...

Should the Seers ever leave the lands of Nanterac, all its people will perish.Askaran knows he must walk into the sands before his sanity slips away and his tainted blood destroys the only waters on Nanterac. But his home city is overrun and the only remaining desert seer is a child needing his protection. Insanity must wait.When Funanya stumbles across a lone hunter in the desert, she considers it a great fortune. But in capturing Askaran, she unwittingly ...

She seeks to bring down the Lionian Sovereignty. He is determined to save it.Aurion Illica is proud to be a councilman of the Lionian Sovereignty. But as corruption taints the Council, assassinations shake the Sovereign's power, and the rebellions of the slave races, particularly the Nurmi savages of the Corelands, threaten to extinguish the greatness of Lione, Aurion must choose between Lione and his life.Lania is a Warrior of the Nurmi, one half of the re...

The wizard works alone. She was his one exception.Before Master Kitable appeared in Galanth at the age of thirteen, he'd been a complete unknown. Even twenty years later, he is still only "Master Kitable," a man without a last name, a wizard without history. He operated in the shadows for the Prince of Galanth when the borders were drawn, then helped the legendary King Tohmas take over Espar. Now, he enforces their tentative unity by policing wizard magic across th...

Should the Seers ever leave the lands of Nanterac, all its people will perish.Askaran knows he must walk into the sands before his sanity slips away and his tainted blood destroys the only waters on Nanterac. But his home city is overrun and the only remaining desert seer is a child needing his protection. Insanity must wait.When Funanya stumbles across a lone hunter in the desert, she considers it a great fortune. But in capturing Askaran, she unwittingly ...

She seeks to bring down the Lionian Sovereignty. He is determined to save it.Aurion Illica is proud to be a councilman of the Lionian Sovereignty. But as corruption taints the Council, assassinations shake the Sovereign's power, and the rebellions of the slave races, particularly the Nurmi savages of the Corelands, threaten to extinguish the greatness of Lione, Aurion must choose between Lione and his life.Lania is a Warrior of the Nurmi, one half of the re...

The Phratries of Attica provides the first comprehensive account in English of a key institution in ancient Athens: the Attic phratries. These hereditary groups of citizens, linked to one locale or more in Attica, played a crucial role in regulating access to Athenian citizenship. The author concentrates upon the evidence — largely empirical— for the period 450-250 B.C., but he also considers the role of the phratry in the reforms of Cleisthenes and examines the institution’s probable demi...

These are the first steps along the path to conquest. Tread lightly.Born Esparan but raised in isolation, Tohmas Galanth wavers between blood and upbringing. Called north to defend the family he never knew, he must inspire Espar to rally, lest the invading Northlander forces conquer the land between the Ice Oceans and Outland Plains.But Tohmas is not the naive commander his enemies or his allies expect. War is in his blood. He will not be deterred, though r...