A mage's fate is worse than death...Lucian dreams of a new life outside the cesspool of Earth. Unfortunately, his wish comes true when the government identifies him as a mage.No one knows why the mages are being born. No one knows why their powers lead to madness and death in a terrifying disease known as "the fraying". The only solution is to quarantine the mages in academies.When Lucian is exiled from Earth, he must travel to the distant world of ...

The Worlds will never be the same...The Swarmers are on the move. As star systems fall one by one, the League of Worlds begins to fragment. The Dread Pirate Zheng Yang advances her Golden Armada toward the League's core, bringing either death or salvation. The Prophet Sharo Khalin consolidates a theocracy in the spinward mid-worlds, while the League of Worlds concentrates everything toward a last-ditch defense against the Swarmers.But unknown to all these m...

Lucian has achieved the improbable with his acceptance into the prestigious Volsung Academy. Now, he must do something even more difficult: survive it.As a Novice, he must learn the fundamentals of magic while navigating Academy politics. Lucian must not only pass the grueling Trials but survive other mages' mechanizations. But doing that is difficult when he's being left behind.But one day, Lucian makes a breakthrough that puts him on top. He's about to learn that...

Lucian must do what no mage has ever done before: escape the Mad Moon. But between frayed mages, violent monsters, and the hostile environment, that may prove impossible.Wandering the brutal surface, every breath is a fight for survival. And things only get worse when Lucian receives visions from the so-called Sorceress-Queen of Psyche, whose Psionic Magic is second to none.Teaming up with a dedicated captain, a frayed mage, and a former Mage-Knight of Dara, Lucian sets off...

A cold case. A broken family. The missing clue.Every cop has a cold case that haunts them in their darkest moments.The Cedric Nash murder was detective Thomas Kamea's. Now, as a newly minted federal agent, his first order of business is to crack open the Nash case. With recent advances in technology, could old evidence tell a new story, one that can nail the killer once and for all?But the killer is willing to do anything to stay in the shadows, eve...

Lost in a parallel universe of swords, shields, magic, and monsters, a young man searches for a way home.When seventeen-year-old Justin Holmes wakes up in a strange, fantastic world, all he wants is to find a way back to his ordinary life in small-town America. But his search for answers takes an unexpected turn when he and a band of unlikely allies are attacked by dark forces wielding otherworldly power.Forced to flee into the wilderness, Justin feels farther than ever fro...

The end of Lucian's journey has begun—and the fate of the Worlds hangs in the balance.Lucian Abrantes has survived impossible trials and claimed powers few mages could ever hope to wield. But becoming the Chosen of the Manifold has brought dangers of its own.A darkness is growing within him, and a powerful rival is willing to embrace forces Lucian fears to touch. Before he can fulfill his destiny, he must master his own magic—and decide how much of himself ...

Justin Talemaker is a college dropout with zero prospects and even less social grace, especially after getting kicked out of his online gaming guild for being "that guy." Then a freak Oklahoma tornado flings him into Eyrth, a world governed by actual LitRPG mechanics.Any sensible protagonist would roll a warrior or a mage. But Justin, still reeling from his latest flameout, makes a different bet: the obscure Socialite class. He’s all in on Charisma, hoping to master the sk...

Augment phase technology was rare. The last appearance of anything resembling phase technology was fifteen years ago. I knew the date…It was the date of the Doctor Dimension repo.In a world full of “Augments”—humans who use technology to imbue themselves with superpowers of every sort—being an average man would seem a good way to keep out of trouble. Not so for repo man Gayle Hardwood. It’s his job to seize enhancements from Augments who fall behind on the payments for thei...

Hounded by the relentless Baron Valdrik, Justin and his companions plunge into the forgotten halls of Drakendir. As the Baron closes in, Justin finds himself thrust into one danger after another: trolls, feuding goblins, mysteries, and creatures of darkness.With no choice but to evolve from a reluctant adventurer into a confident leader, Justin arms himself with newfound skills, boons, gear, and his newly adopted Focus. He may finally stand as an equal to the enemies pursuing him.

Welcome to the Apprentice Academy. Congratulations on your acceptance to one of the world’s finest institutions for sorcery. Your course of study here will be long and perilous, but this book of sorcery skills and fascinating tales from the world of magic will help you along the way—ideally with all your limbs and wits intact.Learn how to:· Read minds!· Prophesize!· Perform a love spell!· Choose an animal familiar!· Turn anything into gold!...

A tense and atmospheric Midwestern domestic suspense perfect for readers of All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers and All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham.**On a warm Fourth of July night in Duck Lake, Michigan, the Wentworths’ world shattered. As fireworks lit up the sky, Richie and Olive’s four-year-old daughter was pulled from the dark waters of the lake, her death ruled an accidental drowning.Seven years later, Olive still liv...