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. The only solution is to train them at the Academies, for them to serve the League of Worlds that subjugated them fifty years ago.When Lucian is exiled from Earth, he must travel ...

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 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 ...

The destiny of the Worlds rests on the shoulders of one young mage—and he isn't sure he's ready.Lucian Abrantes has survived the impossible, but his greatest trials are still ahead.Marked by the Manifold and drawn into an ancient prophecy, Lucian must search for the lost secrets of magic before they fall into the wrong hands. But he is not the only one seeking them—and there are those who would use their power to reshape the galaxy in their own image.

The destiny of the Worlds rests on the shoulders of one young mage—and he isn't sure he's ready.Lucian Abrantes has survived the impossible, but his greatest trials are still ahead.Marked by the Manifold and drawn into an ancient prophecy, Lucian must search for the lost secrets of magic before they fall into the wrong hands. But he is not the only one seeking them—and there are those who would use their power to reshape the galaxy in their own image.

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 ...

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 ...

The destiny of the Worlds rests on the shoulders of one young mage—and he isn't sure he's ready.Lucian Abrantes has survived the impossible, but his greatest trials are still ahead.Marked by the Manifold and drawn into an ancient prophecy, Lucian must search for the lost secrets of magic before they fall into the wrong hands. But he is not the only one seeking them—and there are those who would use their power to reshape the galaxy in their own image.

Lucian Abrantes and his companions have done the impossible. They have gathered the Orbs, found the First Gate, and entered the Light Realm. But finishing the job has dire consequences never foreseen, and things in the Light Realm are far more complicated than initially thought.He carries with him the Orb of Shadows. As long as it exists, the Ancient One can return. As Lucian grapples with godlike powers and impossible choices, he aims to complete his quest, a journey that will tes...

The Worlds are saved—but not for long.Lucian Abrantes and the Starsea Fleet have driven back the Alkasen. While the Worlds rebuild and recover from the brutal war, the Ancient One threatens to undo the uneasy peace.On the world of Mako, the Ancient One has done the unthinkable. Marshaling the ether of the Source of Power, he has escaped through a Time Gate, an action that threatens to unravel Lucian's heroism and even reality itself.Lucian has no choice but...

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 may have bested the cunning Sorceress-Queen of Psyche, but his journey of survival is just beginning...When he learns the location of The Prophecy of the Seven, he has no choice but to embrace his destiny as the Chosen of the Manifold and find it. Only the prophecy can lead him to the rest of the Seven Aspects of Magic. But the prophecy is in the last place he wants to go: the Golden Palace of Dara, the seat of the powerful Sorceress-Queen.His newfound powers and abi...