The one to crush the darkness…

Nearly three thousand years ago, the Prophet penned the Song of Prophecy, foretelling a time when darkness would engulf the world and threaten all life. The Malatirsay would come, the Chosen One to save the world of Dizhelim, wielding magic unseen in centuries. To prepare for this future time, the Hero Academy was built, its sole purpose to train the One. But it has lost its focus throughout the ages, not watching vigilantly for the signs of the end.

The time has arrived and the animaru have come, dark creatures of un-life, intent on snuffing out all living things and light itself. But where is the Malatirsay?

Aeden Tannoch, trained as a highland clan warrior, raised by the Gypta traveling people, could be the One, but he cannot use the promised magic. Yet. In the midst of the dark swarm invading his world, he must travel to the Hero Academy to seek the aid and tutelage of the masters there. The enemy has caught his scent and pursues him. If he doesn’t learn to use the power he is prophesied to employ, not only will he fall, but the entire world will die with him.

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Allies and assassins.

Against the odds, Aeden and his friends survived the assault on the animaru stronghold. More, the former enemy commander, Khrazhti, has joined them in their fight.

Things might be looking up.

But new dangers are revealed, including a powerful human mage who is creating portals so more of the dark creatures can enter the world. Great numbers of animaru, a group of highly skilled assassins with orders to kill Aeden and his friends, and an old magic that marks the group so the enemies can more easily find them are only part of the danger. All this, and Aeden is still trying to wrestle his magic under control.

If there was any time for him to go to the Hero Academy for magical training, now would be it.

Unfortunately, the way is blocked.

The heroes race to keep ahead of their would-be killers, hatching a daring plan to escape to the north, to the Academy at Sitor-Kanda. If they can’t make it, the world may yet be inundated with dark monsters bent on destroying all light and life.

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The crescendo?

Aeden and his allies have chased Izhrod Benzal across the breadth of Dizhelim. They’re closing in with the goal of putting an end to the magic-using villain, hopefully before he can bring into the world more of the dark creatures who will destroy all life.

The Song of Prophecy is being fulfilled.

Or is it?

Aeden Tannoch is still not sure if he’s the one prophesied to save them all, but he will give it all he’s got, even to his death. It looks very likely that will be the price.

The paths of all of Aeden’s heroic friends converge in the final book of the Song of Prophecy series. One way or another, there will be answers, but will the protectors of Dizhelim be ready for them? And will it truly be an end…or a beginning?

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The start of the end…

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?

Marla Shrike is the star student in the famed Hero Academy, already having mastered more schools than anyone in history. The indeterminate future isn’t on Marla’s mind, though, not with the Academy in turmoil.

One of the masters has been murdered on the Academy grounds, something that has never occurred. This one action begins a tempest of events that will change not only everything Marla has ever known, but the entire world. She’ll need every bit of skill and knowledge she’s gained from her instruction to survive it.

Maybe even that won’t be enough.

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A new danger…

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?

Fahtin Achaya’s burgeoning seeress powers have given her visions of other dark dangers and of a place to where the heroes have to travel. The threat is unclear but one thing is certain: of all of the companions of the Malatirsay, the archer Tere Chizzit must go or the entire mission is doomed.

Meanwhile, Tere is feeling his age and the loss of his magical sight keenly. He wants to help but feels worthless. Never one to let his friends down, however, he agrees to search for the hidden menace of the visions.

He’s got a bad feeling about this trip. Might it be his last?

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Don’t mess with Mother Nature…or her priest!

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?

When he receives an urgent sending from the goddess, Urun immediately prepares to go unaided to help her. But his friends, including the hero who was formerly known as Erent Caahs, pledge their support and accompany him while others of the group head off for other urgent missions.

The group of heroes splits up, Urun and his few companions heading toward where Osulin pointed him: the Mellafond, a dangerous and enigmatic swamp he had no desire to ever visit.

The young priest knows that if something could overpower a goddess, he has little chance to defeat it, but he must make the attempt. Maybe the small group of heroes can pull off another victory against the dark forces challenging the world.

If not, the battle with the animaru will have to proceed with fewer heroes.

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Time for honor…

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.

Given the mission to go to her father’s homeland on behalf of the Hero Academy, Jia is a little wary. In Shinyan, honor is everything, and she is a former assassin for hire.

Not the most honorable of professions.

Along with a few of her friends, Jia must not only stop a war, but prevent a valuable ally from adding their military might to the very creatures who will destroy Dizhelim. All while wrestling with her own inner demons and contending with treachery and intrigue.

Some days, it’s just not worth trying to save the world.

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It’s not easy being the best friend of the world’s savior…

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.

But lately, things from his past have been haunting him. Crushing him. He’s not sure he can handle the adventuring life he’s fallen into.

Now, he has an opportunity to search for what might be the most significant collection of magical knowledge ever, information that could give his allies an edge over the dark monsters set on destroying all life. The catch? It’s in the middle of animaru-infested lands.

Evon is faced with the possibility he will have to fight. To kill. He might also find information left by the Great Prophet himself to aid their cause. Is the knowledge he seeks worth killing for, worth forfeiting his own life?

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Some things, darkness can’t hide…

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.

A new mission to the Dark Pinnacles promises to test him in every way. Darkness beckons, but Raki is wary of what hides within the rippled terrain of those shadowed peaks. Can he do what is required on this mission without losing himself to evil?

Raki wants nothing more than to be a hero, to help prevent all life in the world from being annihilated.

But what will it cost him?

He must choose a path: embrace or reject the dark magic within him. And that choice could doom or save the world.

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The strength to do what’s necessary…

Aila Ven has always been strong. Monsters from another world threaten life itself, but she knows her power will see her through. With her magical weapons, finely honed skills, and friends by her side—she has nothing to fear.

Or so she thought.

After their recent predicaments in Arania, Aila, Tere, and Lily are finally heading to the Great Enclave. To speak with the king.

Aila hasn’t set foot in the Clavian capital city for years, afraid of her secret being revealed. What will happen when her friends find out what she’s been hiding? What she can imagine may not even be the worst of their troubles. If the Great Enclave itself is corrupted, they may be riding into a trap set by the most powerful nation in the world.

Securing an alliance between the nation and the Hero Academy hinges on Aila, but the road they’re on may lead to imprisonment…again. Or worse.

This diplomatic mission may require every bit of skill and strength Aila has. Will what she possesses be enough? She’d rather fight the un-living animaru. At least they’re honest about wanting to kill her.

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Righteous anger…or mindless rage?

Marla Shrike is not happy. In fact, you might say she’s overwhelmed with anger. Or just plain pissed off.

Things haven’t been great lately for the Hero Academy’s star student. The deaths of friends and a master, strange magical disturbances, mysteries that refuse to be solved, and the small matter of tens of thousands of dark monsters invading the world to kill all living things don’t make for happy times.

Things like that can wear on a person, so it’s only natural that Marla is a little on edge. Snapping at friends and even her beloved twin brother, though, that’s got her thinking maybe it’s more than the pressure.

Then there’s the nagging feeling, almost a compulsion, that draws her to the south like an itch deep within her she can’t possibly scratch.

When she decides to go south alone, chasing the feeling, that’s when the troubles truly begin. What does the savior of the world have to do to get a little peace? Maybe she’ll find it at the edge of the continent.

Marla’s friends hurry to catch up to her, afraid of what she might do, but neither she nor they expect where they end up. And with whom. The world is full of danger, why should this trip be any different? Sure, Marla is mad now, but she doesn’t know the limits of the emotion.

Not yet.

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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.

Charged with retrieving her uncle’s personal items in another city before he dies, Lily and her companions return to the great city of Satta Sarak, where she first met them as an assassin sent to kill them. They barely obtain the mementos they seek when Osulin, the Goddess of Nature, warns them of a crisis, one that could have disastrous effects if not checked.

The Cradle of Life is corrupted.

Now the group must traverse an ocean that has been uncrossable for millennia, only to search for an ancient location none of them know. Along the way, Lily needs to reconcile her own views on life. Hers, her uncle’s, her friends’, and the world’s. Their success depends on it.

It seems that the world’s survival is in the hands of a few dauntless heroes. Again. If they can’t purge the corruption, it could be the beginning of the end for countless lives.

Sometimes, existence itself is complicated.

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The man behind the prophecy

Tsosin Ruus had only ever wanted to pursue his studies and to make his family proud of him.

Sometimes life defeats the best of intentions.

Caught up in the turmoil of the most turbulent time in the world’s history, the studious mage was forced to engage in warfare on behalf of the Souveni Empire, using magic in defiance of his conscience and beliefs. Causing untold death and destruction.

In the midst of the battles and the killing, Tsosin received what would become known as the greatest prophecy in the history of Dizhelim. At an unspecified time, the very existence of the world would be at stake, with dark creatures from another world attempting to end all life, with only one way to survive it.

Tsosin Ruus, prophet, archmage, and hero of the War of Magic would need to turn his back on everything that had ever been important to him and dedicate his entire life to preparing for the Days of Darkness, a time he knew would come long after he was dead and gone.

This is a companion story to the Song of Prophecy and Hero Academy series. Pick it up today and see where it all started.

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Hero of a generation…

Erent Caahs was the most renowned of Dizhelim’s heroes in his time.

Until he suddenly disappeared.

Before his fame and subsequent absence, he was a boy with visions of being a simple hunter and tracker like his father.

But sometimes life changes a person’s plans.

This companion story to the exciting Song of Prophecy series and Hero Academy series recounts the tale of the boy, his dreams, and the tragedies that molded him into one of the most beloved heroes in the history of Dizhelim.

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Outcast, hero of prophecy, or both?

Aeden Tannoch hasn’t had an easy life. Cast from his clan and beaten nearly to death by the people he loved, all he ever wanted was to make his family proud. And now the dark creatures have come, apparently searching him out to finish him off for good.

If all that wasn’t enough, Aeden learns of the Song of Prophecy, a three-thousand-year-old prediction that there would come a warrior to save the world from invading monsters. Fingers are pointing at him, but how can he be the one when he couldn’t even pass the trials in his own clan?

The Song of Prophecy Box Set includes books one through three of the internationally bestselling Song of Prophecy series.

The age of darkness, and of heroes, has begun…

Marla Shrike is embroiled in an unprecedented dilemma. One of the masters of the acclaimed Hero Academy has been murdered.

And she has to find the killer.

But that’s only the start of her problems as one deadly danger leads to another until the truth is made clear: the catastrophe that was prophesied three thousand years ago is fast approaching. She will need to utilize all her training and formidable skills to help save the world from dark monsters invading her home from another world.

Thrown into the mix are strangers who enter her life with a clash of steel and magic. Between the murder, the greater threat to the world, and the many mysteries she grapples with, the Hero Academy’s star student is not sure if she can meet the challenges.

Then information about her uncertain past suddenly puts things into perspective.

The new information makes one thing clear. It’s time for her to do what she’s been preparing for her entire life. With new allies and her one remaining close friend, Marla is determined to save the world, one harrowing adventure at a time.

Or die trying.

To go back, he must go forward…

Sam Sharp has never been what people would call sociable. Affected profoundly by his father’s death when Sam was very young, he developed into a solitary and self-sufficient person. When he finds himself transported to Gythe, a world that is completely different from his home, yet strangely familiar, he is forced to seek help. Sam’s nature wars with his need to rely on the strangers he meets—a warrior, a scholar, a monk, and a telepathic creature—to help him find a way back to his own world.

When Sam finds that he has an affinity for the peculiar vibrational energy that exists in Gythe, he realizes it is his only chance for going home. But there is only one person who may have the knowledge to help him: the Gray Man, a tyrannical vibrational energy master with plans to rule the world. Can Sam trust others to aid him and to prepare him for the ultimate confrontation with the Gray Man, to learn the secrets of this mysterious adversary? If so, will he even be capable of using the vibrational energy himself to return home, or will he die in this strange new world?

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A fledgling government in threat of extinction. Three artifacts of power that hold the key to safety, or to doom. A powerful energy user who will stop at nothing to rule over all.

Sam Sharp faces the end of all he knows and loves on his adopted world of Gythe. Ayim Rasaad, mage and expert fighter, along with her army of humans and mutated creatures, searches for three items of power. If she collects them, she will be unstoppable in her plot to conquer the world.

With only the smallest seed of a plan and not nearly enough information to act with certainty, Sam and his allies must foil Rasaad’s campaign or watch as Gythe is plunged into the darkness of her tyrannical rule. The people call him the Hero of Gythe. Now he needs to prove that he deserves the title.

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The master revealed…the end in sight.

Ayim Rasaad is dead, the threat apparently ended. After all the battles, all the death, all the heartache, Sam and the other heroes of Gythe thought they had finally won.

They were wrong.

Somehow, Rasaad’s master pilfered the two artifacts of power his apprentice had found. Only one remains hidden. When the three are united, magical might as had not been known for ages will be at the user’s fingertips.

Sam Sharp intends to be the one to obtain the last object, stopping his mysterious enemy once and for all.

All he needs to do is find the missing item that has been hidden for millennia, destroy the army trying to crush everything good in the world, and defeat a villain who may or may not be the most renowned Zouyim master who ever lived.

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When there is nothing but darkness around you, fire is your only hope.

More than eight centuries ago, the kingdom of Brasea first became aware of the Gate to Hell, somehow suddenly present in a remote area of that nation. It fell to the Braseans to keep the monsters coming through the gate from deluging the world of humans. To do this, they created the Order of the Fire, an army that is humankind’s only weapon against the forces of Hell.

Kate Courtenay comes from a lineage of distinguished members of the Order and she means to carry on the tradition. But there are few women in the military organization and such activities are not befitting the daughter of a duke. Or so people tell her.

Troubling reports of problems within the Order have reached Kate’s ears. They say the demons are growing in power, that the Order may be faltering.

Perhaps she could make a difference. Turn the tide.

The trials are just days away and Kate plans on passing them and becoming an initiate in the Order of the Fire. That alone will be difficult enough, but only the start of her labors. Once in the Order, there will be demons to fight. Lots of demons.

Her shield and sword at the ready, Kate embarks on what could be the fulfillment of her lifelong goal…or her demise. The war is heating up and when everything burns, all that remains is fire.

If you like adventure, monstrous enemies, and kickass heroines, you’ll want to pick up Call of Fire now.

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When there is nothing but darkness around you, fire is your only hope.

More than eight centuries ago, the kingdom of Brasea first became aware of the Gate to Hell, somehow suddenly present in a remote area of that nation. It fell to the Braseans to keep the monsters coming through the gate from deluging the world of humans. To do this, they created the Order of the Fire, an army that is humankind’s only weapon against the forces of Hell.

Kate Courtenay comes from a lineage of distinguished members of the Order and she means to carry on the tradition. But there are few women in the military organization and such activities are not befitting the daughter of a duke. Or so people tell her.

Troubling reports of problems within the Order have reached Kate’s ears. They say the demons are growing in power, that the Order may be faltering.

Perhaps she could make a difference. Turn the tide.

The trials are just days away and Kate plans on passing them and becoming an initiate in the Order of the Fire. That alone will be difficult enough, but only the start of her labors. Once in the Order, there will be demons to fight. Lots of demons.

Her shield and sword at the ready, Kate embarks on what could be the fulfillment of her lifelong goal…or her demise. The war is heating up and when everything burns, all that remains is fire.

If you like adventure, monstrous enemies, and kickass heroines, you’ll want to pick up Call of Fire now.

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Heart of the Fire

The Order of the Fire narrowly avoided a defeat that would have meant the end of humankind. Kate’s heroism and battle prowess once again saved the day.

But something is wrong. Changes in the Order seem to be putting it at risk and the Black Command is losing favor. Some demon plan is afoot, a bad time for there to be turmoil in the ranks.

Kate is concerned about the mysterious things happening around her, but what can she do? She’s barely past being called a recruit, but it seems that she might have to take action, not only to protect humans from the demons, but also from themselves.

A battle is looming, one that may completely destroy the losers. Secrets long lost may be the only thing that can save the Order of the Fire. It’s up to Kate and her allies to solve the mystery and prevent the coming apocalypse. Will they be up to the task?

Pick up Legacy of Fire now and experience the conclusion of the Order of the Fire trilogy.

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Heroing is a tough gig…

When seventeen-year old Daniel Nickers gains superhuman abilities, he believes his dream of becoming a superhero will finally come true.

But life isn’t like the comic books and the job’s harder than he expected. He’s constantly in mortal danger as crime in his city soars. He can’t control his powers, and he’s faced with criminals who act instead of giving speeches about their plans.

If that weren’t enough, a new supervillain named Crusher is gathering all the city‘s criminals together into one organization. Their first order of business is to eliminate the pesky superhero who is the city’s only protector.

Daniel must learn to use his powers to stop Crusher before the villain can implement his mysterious master plan or all that Daniel cares about could be lost—including his own life.

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Being a hero just became a tougher gig.

Daniel and Amy, as the superheroes Angel and Kestrel, have defeated Crusher, ending the supervillain’s plans for domination. All that’s left to be done is to clean up the non-super criminals and Sueño will be safe again. Or so they think.

Crusher’s father, going by the supervillain handle Pestilence, has other plans for the two heroes, and the city they protect. He won’t stop until both of them are killed in the most painful of ways and the city that supported them is punished. With his powers and the resources he commands, it’s not an idle threat.

Meanwhile, other criminals with super powers seem to be popping up like proverbial weeds. Some of them join Pestilence in his quest for power…and his plans for revenge.

When Angel and Kestrel’s biggest secret is revealed to the world, things get even worse. How can the two young heroes stand up to the growing list of supervillains arrayed against them? Sometimes, being a hero is a very tough job.

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Just when he thought he was done…

Daniel, aka the Angel, had the whole superhero thing figured out, even saving his entire city from being killed by a group of supervillains who were trying to turn the very air into poison. He was feeling pretty good about things. Too bad it didn’t last.

Now, he’s having visions of a catastrophe much bigger than anything he’s faced before, yet somehow he doesn’t know what form it will take. The only thing that’s really clear is that he has to find the alien who keeps invading his thoughts, the only one who can tell Daniel what he’ll be facing.

If only someone else believed him.

The young superhero is in a race against time, each minute that clicks by increasing the pressure and leading inexorably toward the disaster that still remains a mystery. His fellow superheroes wonder if the visions are just regular dreams, but he knows that if he can’t solve the mystery of the extraterrestrial and the danger looming ahead, there may be no one left to convince.

Pick up the third and final book in the Unlikely Hero series and join Daniel in his most challenging super-adventure yet.

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