Arthurian Magic

A land in chains. A people in revolt. A leader born of legend. Britain groans under the boot of Rome. But in the rugged hills of Wales, the spirit of the Silurian tribes refuses to die. Owain—descendant of ancient kings—will stop at nothing to free his people, even if it costs him everything. When a failed attack on a Roman garrison exposes a traitor in their midst, Owain must flee into the wild, hunted by ruthless legionnaires. But in the shadows of the forest he finds an unlikely ally—a spirited young woman whose dreams seem to have foretold their meeting. Together, they’ll ...

"No-one’s dead until I say they’re dead!" Being told you're a legend is not the same as knowing it, or being it. Bud's been told he's the real Merlin. He knows it to be true. But being the legend is a whole different thing. Up until now, he's been Bud, doing what's necessary. Now he must really be - Merlin. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail the Hero Burnside's Killer Hire a Hero Jane's Christmas Hero to the Rescue Hero at the Gates The Long Road to Gaia Home is Where ...

Avalon, 510 A.D. Rhys ab Tywysog is a young noble training at the court of Morgana le Fae. Though his days are filled with archery, courtly duties, and politics, Rhys yearns for adventure beyond Avalon’s mists—and dreams of one day earning his place among the Knights of the Round Table. When he rows to the mainland in search of peace, he instead finds an ancient glen where legend breathes. There, in the quiet Exmoor Forest, he encounters Naida, a faery of the Seelie Court. She is beautiful, curious, and impossibly old—bound by magic to appear only in reflections and forbidden from ...

Sometimes saving people doesn’t work out the way you expect. Merlin found this out the hard way, after saving those left behind on a dying Earth. Their descendants came back with a magic based society, as invaders. A Timemage can go anywhere, and do anything. But how do you fix something gone this badly wrong? And fix it without changing anything which has already happened? Just going in and taking over never goes down well. Even when you are the most powerful mage ever. There’s only one way. Start at the bottom and work your way up, inside the system. One mage duel at a time. Merlin ...

Legends claim the gods watch over their people, protecting the faithful. That’s only part of the story. Lan spends his days serving the Taihg—and the Raven Queen—searching for the dangerous magic users that nearly destroyed him. He’s come close to answers, but has not yet found what he’s looking for. The borders have been strangely quiet. While Sophie studies sorcery and has grown skilled, she longs for a greater challenge. When the Raven Queen tasks her with a strange assignment, Sophie thinks it’s her chance to finally earn the Raven Queen’s trust so that she can study ...

Throughout his life, Joseph Campbell was deeply engaged in the study of the Grail Quests and Arthurian legends of the European Middle Ages. In this new volume of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, editor Evans Lansing Smith collects Campbell’s writings and lectures on Arthurian legends, including his never-before-published master’s thesis on Arthurian myth, “A Study of the Dolorous Stroke.” Campbell’s writing captures the incredible stories of such figures as Merlin, Gawain, and Guinevere as well as the larger patterns and meanings revealed in these myths.

What stories will be told when a new god appears? With the Dread still pressing the attack, Sophie and Lan must defend against his minions. After surviving yet another attack, Lan decides he can no longer wait to see what else the Dread might do. He needs to understand his power—the same power the Dread connects to. But when the answers are tied to a dangerous entity known only as the Emerald Exile, Lan fears what he might find. Sophie serves a new role in the realm, but it’s a role that lacks the same excitement she’s grown accustomed to finding. A discovery about the Karell leads to...

Joe Vincent is the most powerful magician in a world which doesn’t know magic is real. And he’s only had it for two years. He knows something is coming. Something that should be changed. But it can’t be changed because Merlin won’t allow it. What would you do? Defy Merlin? Is that even possible? Even for someone as powerful as he’s become, Joe needs help. But is there anyone who can not only stand up to Merlin, but is prepared to? It’s time for More Old Magic. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the...

As William turns 12, he wonders if Jason is still his best friend. In the past year, Jason has grown a foot taller, while William is still a shrimp. When Jason challenges William to “jump the trains,” William is terrified. How else can he prove himself to Jason? William gets his answer when his former housekeeper sends him a magic token that once again transports him to Sir Simon’s castle in the Middle Ages, this time with Jason.

A kingdom in peril. A fugitive prince. A wizard’s final battle. Camelot reels after the traitor Mordred escapes his dungeon cell. Determined to reclaim his lost power, Mordred flees to the Isle of Man in search of a dangerous ally—a vengeful wizard imprisoned for decades. If they join forces, all of Britain could burn. Sir Gawain of Sheffield is given a desperate mission: track Mordred, rally the scattered warriors of the Isle, and stop an invasion before it begins. At his side rides Eriu, a wizard with old wounds and older secrets, bound by duty to face a foe he once called brother. ...

Murder By Magic! In a world where magic, or thaumaturgy, has become the dominant form of energy, trained adepts of varying skill levels provide most of the essential services, but to empower their spells, they are required to draw upon their own life energies and then allow time for recuperation to prevent aging prematurely. The most serious crime is necromancy, the sorcery of death, taking someone else’s life force to increase your power and fuel your spells. When bodies start turning up in New York City alleyways, their life force drained by magic, Special Adept Agent Will Slade is ...

This is a story of the days of chivalry in England and of young Myles Falworth, son of a lord unjustly disgraced for treason, who was forced to make his fortune as best he might in the days when men seemed made of iron. How he entered the service of a powerful lord, rose to knighthood, defeated his father's old enemy in thrilling combat, and at last won the friendship of the king is told against a background of the dangerous times of the 14th century that makes them live again.

"The only one enjoying himself in there is the grim reaper." The Crossroad system is a battleground. The Keerah only want to conquer. The Ralnor want control. The Trixone want new eating grounds. All of them want what they think Jon Hunter has. Jon is fighting a war on seven fronts, while trying to stay out of politics and diplomacy at home. As the death toll mounts, Jon is confronted with options, all of which carry an unacceptable body count. And in the midst of it all, old choices suddenly have consequences. In the middle of everything, lies the Reaper's Crossroad. The Hunter Legacy ...

Fans of Brandon Sanderson and Terry Goodkind will love this epic fantasy series. Prophecies foretell of a great demon who will someday emerge to destroy the world. Only one man possesses the power to stop it. And he has no idea. In the lawless land of Tarmerria, only the strong survive. Eric, the simple son of a blacksmith, learns this awful lesson the day his village is attacked by horrific black-winged monsters. But the monsters aren't simply wreaking havoc. They're searching ... For him. Surrounded by enemies on all sides, Eric must place his trust - and his life - in the hands of a ...

Left reeling from a brutal attack by the Ulfrangar, Thatcher and his friends struggle to regroup. But their time is already running out. With the forces of their mysterious enemies now allying against them, the group fears they may have stumbled into an unwinnable fight for their lives. They know they need to get Phillip back in order to even the odds, but haggling with notorious crime lords and dueling assassins in the streets is not what any of them bargained for.

511 A.D. – War has come to Britain. The fragile balance between Avalon and Arcadia shatters as Mordred marches south with Picts, Celts, Vikings—and creatures older than nightmares. Dark elves, goblins, and cambions answer his call, their allegiance bought by Oberon, exiled king of the Unseelie Court. Across the mists, Queen Mab of Eon faces a terrible truth: Faerie cannot remain aloof. The Lifetree itself will wither if Oberon’s conquest succeeds. But to fight back, she must defy ancient laws, unleash her people upon Earth, and entrust everything to a prophecy nearly forgotten. While ...

Meet Nosewise. He's spunky. He's curious. And he's a dog who can't understand why his packmates Merlin and Morgana spend all day practicing magic tricks. If it's a trick they want, he's the dog to ask! He can already Sit!, Stay!, and Roll Over! But there's no way Nosewise is Stay!ing when his master and best friend, Merlin, is kidnapped. There's nothing Nosewise won't do to get Merlin back, even if it means facing the strange Fae people and their magic-eating worms or tangling with the mysterious Sword in the Stone.

John Flanagan returns to the world of Ranger’s Apprentice to find out what happens when Will’s apprentice, Maddie - the Royal Ranger - returns home to Castle Araluen. The Kingdom may have been at peace for a number of years, but there are always those who would commit treason to take power for themselves. When Maddie learns of a plot against the crown, she must go undercover to find out more - and hopefully stop it. But going undercover isn’t easy when you’re the princess - even if you’re trained as a Ranger.

As pressure mounts to find the Tibran witch, Devana, Thatcher, and his companions struggle to regroup after discovering Phillip’s bitter betrayal. Forced into hiding while they await a new plan of attack from Prince Judan's network of spies, tensions rise and threaten to tear their company apart. Murdoc knows every second they linger risks another attack from the vicious Ulfrangar Assassins or Phillip, but Reigh is determined to stay and await new instructions.

The story of the gods is incomplete. New gods have arisen, but the old gods will not be easily displaced. Lan needs to understand the god-touched power that flows through him, but cannot control. A new danger proves more deadly than he can withstand, and he fears a resurgence of the deadly Shavln power. Sophie has become a powerful sorcerer, and now serves both the Raven Queen and Dannith, but struggles to find her balance while searching for a greater understanding of her magic. She’s no longer reliant on the patterns, but that only proves how little she understands. Their fates remain ...