Months after bonding with Rhys, Kai is finding her place among the Wingless—humans who have heartsworn to dragons. Determined to help her new people, she's delving deep into her magical training and is the first Wingless to ride into battle with her dragon mate.

Going against customs as ancient as dragons, Rhys is forming his own vision for dragonkind. But the Council have plans of their own that don't include a Wingless queen.

There are prophecies and there is the Prophecy.

The Bhavisyaganant, the Song of Prophecy, foretells a time of darkness, of creatures from another world invading Dizhelim to destroy all life and light.

To combat this evil, the Great Prophet Tsosin Ruus built the Hero Academy to train the Malatirsay, the hero who is the only means to defeat the darkness, prophesied to appear at the proper time.

But when is the time and who will it be?

Life is simple: Survive each day…until you don’t

Lily Fisher, formerly the assassin called Phoenixarrow, has always danced on the line between life and death. Even more so since she joined the ranks of the heroes fighting the hordes of animaru for the survival of Dizhelim.

But in a time when monsters are trying to destroy all life in the world, what does it even mean to live? Her experiences have given her a unique perspective on the answer.

The traitorous Hero Academy graduates have been defeated. The heroes have returned to the Academy to regroup. Bu there are still thousands of animaru out there, dark monsters whose aim is to end all life on Dizhelim.

What will Aeden and the others do now?

A new generation of warriors arises

Two generations have passed since Elian, Samora, and the united wandering clans fought against the greatest threat their world had ever seen. The land has known peace, and in that peace, humanity has flourished, regaining much of what had been lost during the endless years of war.

Now an elder of her own clan, Samora has never believed the war against the Debru was over, but even she isn't prepared for the overwhelming strength of the foe that appears one sunny day to enslave humanity. She and her family have grown strong, but they are still children playing with powers they don't fully understand.

In the midst of the chaos and danger of the Time of Darkness, Urun Chinowa has been having a rough time. He’s had his share of attacks and close calls, but the worst of all his experiences is the lost communication with his goddess, Osulin.

What’s a nature priest to do?

A richly crafted debut from a strong new voice in fantasy. Book one in The Orphan's Code gives us fierce, relatable characters, and a noble quest to root for. You will remember C.R.R. Hillin.

HE CAME FROM NOTHING.

With sheer force of will, Kayo’s brother Liam managed to crawl from the gutters and free himself from parents who treated him like a slave, an orphanage that treated him like a prisoner, and an entire city that turned their backs on him. From nothing, he rose to become a vigilante who brought justice to the corrupt and greedy when no one else would, wielding fire and steel to give everyone, from the city guard to the tyrant king, what they deserved. He stood up for the poor, the outcast, and the downtrodden, and they crowned him as the Beggar’s King.

The emperor of Shinyan had declared war on the island nation of Teroshi. Worse, he has made a deal with the animaru, the dark monsters invading the world to end all life.

Jia Toun needs to rectify the situation.

The Gohari are a race of nomadic, pansexual people with inherent magic who are suffering at the hands of the Kingdom of Anzor’s angry god, Cenk. By harnessing the nomads’ skills in horsemanship and archery, Anzor has built a powerful, elite class of slave-soldiers who are above and beyond any other kingdom’s army: the Manzakars.

Evon Desconse has spent most of his life at the vaunted Hero Academy. As Marla Shrike’s best friend, he has seen his share of adventure. How else could it be when Marla is prophesied to save the entire world?

Danger abounds in Dizhelim in these dark days, and he is better equipped than most to face it. But his true desire is to focus on his study of prophecy and magic. Up until now, battling monsters has been a necessary chore. He has been trained to be heroic, after all.

The war ends here.

Paulo MacGregor cares for nothing besides changing Laurel’s future and convincing her to trust him. After the rebels took the capital, fleeing to Iatrus Castle, his home, seemed the only option. However, even though he’s brought Laurel to his home, fate has other plans. Not only are Laurel’s convictions not to trust him deepening, but both their pasts are catching up with them. The rebels are coming to Iatrus Castle and there’s little Paulo can do to stop fate from unfolding.

Raki Sinde only wanted to help, like heroes in the stories he loves so much. He was barely more than a boy when he left everything familiar to join Aeden and Fahtin as they fled the dark monsters invading the world. Now he has fought—and killed—and learned hard truths about what it means to be a hero.

His affinity for dark magic scared him at first. Then it excited him. But after the horrifying events of a recent mission to Shinyan, Raki is left shaken and questioning everything. His grandmother believes dark magic will turn him into a monster—and she might be right.