A legend from the past is a kingdom's only hope…Cora knows her grandmother's stories of the noble dragon riders by heart, even though most people consider them just a myth. But for Cora, the legends are a pleasant distraction from her concern for her ailing father, and the enormous debt they owe to the king's garrison.Desperate to help her father, Cora becomes a scale scavenger, risking life and limb by entering the territory of the deadly, feral dragons to gather the highly valuable scales. But her first attempt nearly ends in tragedy when she’s trapped by an angry dragon. They are both stunned when she unlocks the secret of communicating with him.As Cora and the dragon, Alaric, grow closer, they uncover more secrets from the kingdom’s past. There was a dark conclusion to the dragon rider legacy, brought about by a malicious force that sought power at any cost. That force still holds the kingdom in thrall—and has no intention of allowing the dragon riders to rise again.Can Cora and Alaric reignite a legend from the past, before it’s too late?

A Missing Princess. A City Under Siege. A Compendium Of The Blackest Sorcery.The Grand Mage of Caragol is the most dangerous man in the realm, so when Kerstin steals his spellbook right out of his tower she lights up a firestorm of trouble.His fury rages through the city of Klomm. Houses burn. Innocents lie slaughtered in the streets. Yet countless lives are a petty sum for such great deal of power. With the spellbook, Kerstin can contend with the unspeakable horrors conjured by the Grand Mage.But she is dancing on a spider's thread.Meanwhile on the other side of the kingdom, fifteen-year-old Hinkle walks a tightrope of her own, spinning a web of dangerous lies around her new master, Sir Gilkrist of Lothellae.When Sir Gilkrist’s quest brings them to Klomm, she discovers the secrets she’s been hiding are darker than she ever imagined. A diabolical scheme threatens to engulf the world in shadow and blood - and it has everything to do with her Aunt Kerstin.But can Sir Gilkrist help her ... or will he devise a dark purpose of his own?

A gifted Thief and a mysterious Historian. A dangerous journey that will change their lives forever.Aeda is a Thief with twice the skill of the other Thieves, but not even she expects to get caught by her latest mark.Gieral, from the legendary order of Historians, does not take favorably to having her rune essences stolen. She uses a runeword to bind Aeda to her, and together they set off for the Great Library where Aeda will be judged for her actions.Suddenly, Aeda is thrown into a strange new world of malevolent spirits, perilous landscapes, and terrifying beasts.Having spent her life confined to the coastal city of Biersport, stealing to survive, Aeda is uncertain if the mysterious Historian is her captor or her rescuer.She finds herself questioning where she truly belongs, especially when she is drawn into investigating the unexplained disappearances of several Historians.But even if Aeda somehow survives the dangerous journey and her judgement, can she ever hope to become more than a Thief?The Thief and the Historian is the first of four books in The Runetree Chronicles, an epic series about belonging and the power of history for young adult fantasy readers who love going on spellbinding adventures.

All four books in Phillip Tomasso's 'The Severed Empire', a series of epic fantasy novels, now in one volume!Wizard's Rise: For over two hundred years, the Rye Empire outlawed the use of magic. Now, the empire has fallen, and a new, sinister power is rising. Ambitious and corrupt, The Mountain King will stop at nothing to reach his goals. To save the Old Empire from his evil magic, seventeen-year-old farm boy Mykal and his friends begin a desperate journey to collect crucially important talismans before the Mountain King. But a war is coming, and their time is running out. And if they fail, a terrible darkness will steal the light from the Grey Ashland Realm... forever.Wizard's War: To stop the Mountain King, the realms across land and sea must unify. But time is not on their side. Mykal and his friends must warn King Nabal of the Mountain King's invasion of Grey Ashland. Magic has become the weapon of choice in war, and Mykal is still unsure of his abilities as a wizard. His skill and resolve will soon be put to the test, as the flames of war threaten to engulf them all.Queens Of Osiris: After women start going missing from the kingdom, Hermon Cordillera’s daughters are unable to find whoever is responsible for the growing number of abductions. Meanwhile, Mykal - the young wizard - continues honing his magical skills with his mother, and his tactical training with Blodwyn, his oldest friend. Tasked with unravelling the mystery of the disappeared women, they soon realize they're ill-prepared for the untold dangers that await them. This time, they will need more than Mykal's magic to survive.Assassin's Promise: When Blodwyn was a young boy, the King's Watch combed the lands in search of wizards, witches and anyone else practicing magic. Left an orphan because of this, Blodwyn's plan is simple: learn everything he can about killing, and track down the Watch. Working his way towards revenge with the dangerous assassin, Rasheed, Blodwyn soon faces a decision what will change his life forever.

Love between a Fate and a Grim Reaper is forbidden. Good thing he's just using her.High school sophomore MaKayla Colfax was perfectly happy with her life until she inherited a mysterious pair of scissors. They don’t cut, but when holding them, MaKayla experiences visions, like lines between people, connecting them. With the scissors, she uncovers the ancient power of her lineage of Greek Fates.If Grim Reaper-in-training Cain Morrigan messes up one more soul harvest, he’ll remain a disgusting human for the rest of his existence. But his new target has supernatural connections tied to Earth. Now Cain’s only hope is to find some force powerful enough to cut these ties.Can MaKayla embrace her destiny fast enough to preserve the balance of life and death? Can Cain tolerate a human long enough to make MaKayla into the Fate he needs? And for the love of gods, can the two of them work together for one minute without fighting?A Young Adult Urban Fantasy with Sweet Paranormal Romance and Greek Mythology reimagining. Perfect for readers who loved Beautiful Creatures and Shadowhunters.

To some, Lily was just a beautiful little girl. To others, she was a freakish albino who ate live chickens in a freak show. Charles Darwin called her his impossible girl and tried in vain to classify her. P. T. Barnum called her his angel and tried to take advantage of her.But the creature Barnum thought to turn into a money-making feature attraction is neither girl nor angel. She is something other, a species of unimaginable abilities, with the power to destroy—or save —our world. The power is hers alone, but only the strange blood coursing through her veins will decide when and how to unleash a power she struggles every day to control.From the cold, barren shores of Tierra del Fuego and the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle to the bustling crowds of Victorian London, Lily's story—and her quest—unfolds in a thrilling historical fantasy for all ages from award-winning author Len Boswell.