Everyone has secrets. Some will burn the world to keep them buried.After a journey to the myth-ridden north, Kincaid returns to find Caesea changed—and haunted. A string of magical murders stalks the capital, the ruling Houses are splintering, and whispers speak of a mage powerful enough to bend time and death alike.Worse still, the killer knows Kincaid’s name.As the body count rises, Kincaid and his companions are forced to confron...

He escaped the city that feared his magic. Now he must survive the empire that teaches it.Still reeling from loss and hunted by the ruling Houses of Caesea, Kincaid journeys east in search of the Empire of a Thousand Spears—a land where magic is studied, respected… and feared in entirely new ways.But his power is wild, unpredictable. And when he arrives in the ancient capital, the scholars turn their backs on him. Cast out and directionless, Kincaid is draw...

The Bonds of Magic are stronger than death.Old enemies seek revenge, and new opponents hunger for Kincaid's power. Knowledge tempts Kincaid to leave his artisan life far from the clutches of magic for a venerable city living in the shadows of its former glory. An ancient cult hides within the folds of religious orders and craves Kincaid's abilities as an archmagi. He is the key to unleashing the bonds of magic. Only his steadfast friends and his abilities as a Chro...

The Apocalypse is coming. The enemy no longer hides in the shadows.Promoted against his will, Grant Gwydian now commands the fragile alliance standing between the war-hungry Tul Empire and total annihilation. But the enemy is relentless, their armies unstoppable, and every battlefield loss drives the world closer to ruin. His magic can’t change the inevitable.Desperation calls for risk. Grant leads a daring mission deep into enemy-occupied territory, a last-d...

At the heart of God's story is the hope that all things lost to man will one day be made new.The Bible presents a single narrative that begins in Genesis and ends in Revelation. Although the sixty-six books that make up the Bible are undoubtedly diverse, they all testify in unique ways to the working out of God's redemptive plan. Scripture's Story proposes that every book of the Bible testifies of the coming day when God's promised Offspring will destroy evil, restore crea...

The Bonds of Magic are stronger than death. Breaking them may destroy the world.Kincaid never wanted to return to the arcane world—but magic has a long memory, and even longer claws.An ancient city, once proud and radiant, now crumbles under the weight of forgotten power. Deep within its temples, a hidden cult stirs, cloaked in scripture and shadows. They want Kincaid’s power. They need his blood. And they’ll stop at nothing to claim the Chronomancer for th...

The end of magic begins where it all started.Kincaid never wanted to be a hero—just a carpenter with quiet hands and a steady life. But war doesn’t ask permission, and fate has chosen him as the last line of defense.The Drakean Order has nearly completed their plan: to unseal the ancient arcane prison and unleash chaos upon the world. To stop them, Kincaid must return to the roots of his power, retrace forgotten steps, and rally every disciple of magic befo...

The Mage Wars rage. The StarTouched are hunted. Grant Gwydian fights for survival in the ashes of a failed coup.His coup has failed. The throne is lost. His most loyal lieutenant barely clings to life. Branded a traitor, Grant now fights from the shadows, keeping his Arcane Mercenaries alive as Cardinal Wallner tightens his grip, hell-bent on eradicating the StarTouched once and for all. But the deadliest enemy may not be on the battlefield—it lurks in Grant’s own p...

Revolution ignites. An empire fractures. A marriage becomes a battlefield.Field Marshal Grant Gwydian never wanted a crown, but as Imperial Consort, he’s now entangled in a dangerous game of power, duty, and deception. The empire smolders on the brink of civil war, and his unwanted marriage is the spark that could ignite a final, bloody conflict between the StarTouched and those who would see magic eradicated forever.As rival factions rise and wartime allianc...

Magic can’t heal every wound. Some cut deeper than steel.Captain Grant Gwydian is missing in action. His mercenaries are leaderless, their officers quarantined by a mysterious plague tearing through the ranks. And as the war escalates, a new enemy descends upon the crumbling Empire of Alenann, pushing it to the brink of annihilation.But Grant isn’t dead—he’s trapped in the clutches of the ruthless Syndicate, a criminal empire with its own deadly agenda. If ...

Dangerous Worlds gathers fourteen unforgettable vintage science fiction stories where every decision carries consequences and survival is never certain. These are tales of hostile planets, deadly inventions, ruthless justice, and ordinary people forced into extraordinary situations, written by some of the greatest minds of classic science fiction.Featuring legendary authors including Philip K. Dick, Robert Sheckley, Robert Silverberg, Harry Harrison, Fredri...

This book uses Māori Kaupapa (a Māori approach, practice) to provide unique insights toward the anthropological understanding of power and place in Heretaunga, New Zealand. It examines the power of Māori leaders and ancient and modern archaeological and historical landscapes over the past six centuries. It highlights Māori warfare, characterized by impressive fortifications known as pā. Severe impacts of the colonial period are also discussed, including demographic calamity, changes in set...