Angels don’t say things like that….Cantor doesn’t want to go see the angel, even though she’s supposed to enhance his sparse magical skills; the process sometimes fails, badly, ending in insanity, or death. Unfortunately, the summons comes as a compulsion that can’t be ignored, so off he trundles.But when he arrives, things are not as they’re supposed to be. Angels are generally quiet, calm, and sure of themselves; Robin is angry and sarcastic. Wor...

A minstrel and a warrior priestess, bound by a web of forbidden magic.Piper’s music is possessed by illicit magic that affects his audiences. Charged with heresy, he loses everything, running from a church that’s sentenced him to death.Alaria is a warrior-priestess, sworn to serve her church. But the master who recruited her, who sought to understand the hidden magic, dies suddenly, replaced by a woman who’d burn down the world with her ambition.

Alaria dreams of becoming a Gatekeeper, a warrior-priestess. But her fellow candidates in the brutal selection competition will stop at nothing to steal her chance at glory.Alaria is a gifted warrior, trained as a fighter since birth. Her skill is enhanced by hearing the voices of the One, allowing her to sense the emotions of those she fights. Such is her ability she’s invited to go to Gatekeeper training, a competition of the finest fighters.Not ...

What do you do when your own mother condemns you for heresy?Rasmus Kesmun is a minstrel like no other, possessing secret magic, the existence of which is considered blasphemous. He desperately hides this ‘gift’, in terror of being turned over to the priests. Unfortunately everyone in his village, including his family, already knows, and none will lift a finger to help him evade punishment.He hopes for refuge and a fresh start at the Academy of Musi...

A minstrel and an ex-priest battle to survive in a world full of monsters. At least they have each other’s backs, right? Well….Cantor has talents; he’s a minstrel, a high end thief, and a middling magic user. Robin, on the other hand, isn’t sure what she is anymore — her world’s been turned upside down by odd, unwelcome magic that rips her out of her old life and throws her and Cantor together.Who, or what, is responsible? Ivernia is riddled with c...