In Nirren-Kai, the gods don’t answer prayers. They brand you as a kid and own you for life. Cal Mercer’s brand failed. Three times on the temple slab, and nothing took. His mother killed herself the same week. By fifteen, he’d burned through every black-market method he could find, beg, or bleed for, and the […]

What do you do when a mysterious book follows you home? For witchling Mari Rosenfeld, it isn’t that strange of an occurrence. Besides, she’s too focused on her exams to worry about it. Not to mention it’s almost Menereth and she’s looking forward to celebrating with her friends. At least until the monster shows up. […]

Twelve years of failure. One ancient oath. A power he wasn’t prepared for. Darg has waited a lifetime for this moment. Today, he finally leaves the training academy to become a Rune Knight of Rhineland. But as he grasps the First Sword to swear his oath, something ancient stirs within the silver blade. It isn’t […]

In ancient Anatolia, where gods walk close to mortals and divine power is never given without a price, Sumey Agha is just trying to survive. Living hand‑to‑mouth in the brutal city of Tarsus, Sumey’s world is shattered by a single night of violence. One that awakens a power far beyond anything a mortal should wield. […]

Five tribes. One river. Generations of pride that has never bent and blood feuds that have never been fully forgiven. On the night of his birth a seer came to his father in the dark and spoke words that would be carried in silence for years. A prophecy simple and impossible in equal measure. His […]

Lady Isovar is a mighty and supremely confident knight errant who leaps into adventure with both feet and then tracks it all over the rug. Chevson, her long-suffering squire and companion, is a former student of stone magic who spends most of his time keeping his mistress from causing enthusiasm-related injury to innocent bystanders. A […]

Bryen must protect the woman he hates… Even if it costs him his life. Bryen spent ten years fighting for his life on the white sand of the Pit. But now he faces a new challenge deadlier even than constant combat against man and beast in the Colosseum. Forced into a new form of servitude, […]

Telling the Norse myths is a lot easier than living them. Ansgar isn’t your typical viking: He tells stories of gods and heroes for a living. When viking crews set out to do something insane, they want a chronicler who can spin the crazy into the heroic. Ansgar runs into one band of brothers intent […]

Three royal siblings. One dying kingdom. The sun made them powerful. The crown made them enemies. Blood may be all that saves them. Raiz was just a boy when they took his sister. Years later as an outcast with a misfit crew of his own, he has forged his rage into firelight, and now he […]