The first episode in a thrilling new epic fantasy serial from the author of The Madness Method Emery, Captain of the Shadow Guard, has dedicated his life to one purpose... ...to preserve the three realms of the Cosmos from the dominion of Chaos. But when one of his soldiers is killed on a routine mission into the mortal realm, everything changes. Something is wrong, and he is the only one who seems to notice...or care. Atan, the Splendor of Light, should be content with his gilded existence...but fragmented memories of a forgotten past return to haunt him. What would he risk to uncover the truth? Therrei tol Dana is an ordinary human girl raised in obscurity, which is exactly where she prefers to be. But when she manifests unexpected powers, sinister forces take notice. Is there any way to hide without also hiding who she was meant to be? As a nefarious plot to awaken Chaos intensifies, fate draws the lives...

Cavnal stands on the brink of war. With the threat of insurrection from within and the threat of a world war from without, peace seems a fragile, distant dream. At the heart of the chaos stand Tarik—beloved Prince, rebel, traitor—and Hayli, the captured mage who knows too many secrets. With the world falling into chaos around them, Hayli must struggle to save her sanity and escape her captors, while Tarik must wrestle with his own inner prison before he forgets his reason for fighting. Some believe he is the key to defusing the hostilities before they begin. Some believe he is the only one who can save the mages from annihilation. Torn between the bonds of duty and blood, Tarik begins to understand that his choices are never as simple as he believes, and some questions have no clear answers. With alliances threatened, Hayli in the grips of the Science Ministry, and the line between loyalty and betrayal blurred, there is only one question that...

The way her summer vacation is beginning might be everything 16-year-old Merelin Lindon ever imagined - in her wildest daydreams. Without any warning, she finds herself drawn into a world somehow connected with Earth's mythical past...and her own. But when she finds herself the target of a terrifying hunt, the once pleasant dream becomes a nightmare...