Epic Magic

Magic and other races really add to the magnificent story! –Auburn, Vine Voice Great dark fantasy! --Vine Voice Entertaining story of fascinating other realms. –Kirkus Reviews One touch kills. But not at first. Even so, you may wish it had. In the third novel of the grand sci-fi epic fantasy series, “The Flow of Power”, all sentient beings face a mind afflicting evil, a deadly foe no one could prepare for. The existence and power of the insidious, and alien, One Mind can no longer be denied as it closes in on Crystalyn Creek. She is the only being—a mere human—that has ever ...

After escaping the devastating battle between Mhaedin and Rangvald's forces, Eirin, Drystan, and their friends set out for Iilaedin, the Dragons' Fire Blood Throne, to fix the Time Stones. The journey, however, is difficult in more ways than one. Solevar is more ravaged than they had imagined, and tension strains their little band as Eirin and Drystan struggle to heal their broken bond. To make matters worse, Eirin falls deathly ill to the Sun Sickness just as they learn that Rangvald is making his way to Iilaedin as well.

Danny Youngblood, now a skilled monster summoner, must face the Empire's darkest dangers yet as a series of mysterious murders threatens to plunge the Empire into chaos. Rumors of a long-forgotten witch's resurrection and a secret organization manipulating events from behind the scenes set Danny and his friends on a desperate quest for a lost book of monster-summoning lore. As Danny delves deeper into the heart of the mystery, he discovers that the lines between friend and foe are blurred, and the truth is far more complex than he ever imagined.

Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest. As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own—and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance. Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god.

It all began when the half-able wizard Questor Thews announced that finally he could restore the Court Scribe Abernathy to human form. It was his spell that had turned Abernathy into a Wheaten Terrier - though with hands and able to talk. All went well - until the wizard breathed the magic dust of his spell and suddenly sneezed. Then, where Abernathy had stood, there was only a bottle containing a particularly evil imp.

THE LAST STARSHIP Before her sentencing for a murder she did not commit, River Langstrom had been an external station repair technician aboard the space station Danbury. Hovering in a geostationary orbit above what had once been the North American continent, Danbury, a massive spoked wheel, was home for ten thousand colonials, refugees from Earth. Two hundred years earlier, Earth’s atmosphere was rendered toxic in a catastrophic conflict now long forgotten. Despite its many dangers, River found working in the vacuum of space both challenging and exciting, or at least she did before her ...

The Oracle has Seen the end of Civilization, and the end of the Haosa, too. Reactions to this are—mixed. On the one hand, foresight is a notoriously erratic Gift. On the other, can Civilization—or the Haosa—afford to assume that the prophecy is an error? And if the Oracle has Seen truly—is it possible to alter the future?

When Destina Rosethorn and her companions were transported to a time centuries before their birth—to the days of the Third Dragon War—the Graygem of Gargath brought chaos to the battlefield and changed the course of history. Upon returning to the Inn of the Last Home, where their journey began, Destina’s party discovered a world completely changed. The forces of evil now hold sway over their land. The River of Time is rising, flowing inexorably toward the present day. Destina and her friends must make one last, desperate attempt to restore time’s river to its proper channel.

Now that Alec and his friends have flushed out the spy from within the Royal Academy, they return once again to their studies. Never far from Alec's mind, however, is the motivations of this spy, and whether their cause is justified. The spy did not reveal the truth of Alec's nature, of his natural magic, but why not? But such questions become less important when Instructor Brutus calls Alec to begin his private tuition.

In the heart of the ancient Pine Ridge forest, a young guardian named Calvin is called by a mysterious Midnight Howl—a haunting summons that awakens a destiny beyond his wildest dreams. Bound by an ancient silver locket pulsing with magical power, Calvin joins a secret circle of protectors sworn to defend the forest’s sacred Heart Tree from encroaching darkness. As shadows rise from forgotten realms, threatening to consume all life, Calvin must face ancient evils, unravel cryptic prophecies, and discover the true strength of friendship, courage, and sacrifice. Calvin and the Midnight ...

In this thrilling sequel to Seventh Son, Alvin Maker is awakening to many mysteries: his own strange powers, the magic of the American frontier, and the special virtues of its chosen people, the Native Americans. Alvin has discovered his own unique talent for making things whole again. Now he summons all his powers to prevent the tragic war between Native Americans and the white settlers of North America.

Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, as he sleeps, he's visited by monsters. When they injure Gray in his dreams, he wakes with the same wounds in real life . . . On the night Gray might finally die in his nightmares, he is saved by the kind and mysterious Professor Helmith, a powerful arcanist. She offers to protect Gray and invites him to attend Astra Academy.

In "Border Wars," the ninth thrilling installment of the "Crystals of Memory" series, young Anders Brolly, a magical prodigy on the brink of his fifteenth birthday, embarks on a perilous journey that will test his powers and resolve. Accompanied by the esteemed Great One of Barquea, Depak Sona, his apprentices, and the Heir to Barquea, Prince Naveed, Anders must venture to the borders of three lands where mysterious attacks by the Natech threaten the peace and safety of innocent people. As they travel through treacherous territories, they encounter a host of incredible beings, including ...

A world reborn in magic and a clan of witches caught in the storm. Millennia have passed since humankind ruled the world through technology. The seas have become impassable, energy sources long depleted, and civilization has collapsed into scattered barbarism. Yet from the ashes, something ancient has begun to stir: magic. Rare individuals, gifted with this new power, are trained by their sisters to become witches. Kasia, a witch and trader, has managed to guide the enigmatic Guild Poe to the island of Gothland, evading the ever-watchful eyes of Baron Dietrich. But within the sisterhood, ...

In this sequel to A Plague of Giants, these characters and more will become the voices of a new generation. Daryck is from a city devastated by the war with the Bone Giants, and now he and a band of warriors seek revenge against the giants for the loved ones they’ve lost. But will vengeance be enough to salve their grief? Hanima is part of a new generation with extraordinary magical talents: She can speak to fantastical animals. But when her gift becomes a threat to the powers-that-be, Hanima becomes the leader of a movement to use magic to bring power to the people.

Cadence and her sister possess the seeds of glory and ruin—or so their father always insisted. Cadence never understood what he meant until Airlie’s seed of power is activated, turning her into the most powerful mage in generations. Despite knowing it must mean her own dormant seed is much more malevolent, Cadence is swept away to the distant Mage’s Guild in her sister’s wake. She’s used to living in Airlie’s shadow, but she can’t see a place for herself in this new world. Nor can she believe in the apparent interest of the charming Zeke. No one has ever chosen her over her beautiful sister.

Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois's acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf... and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda... and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore... and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped - or misshaped - by the potent magic they seek to wield.

The Emberborn Some flames were never meant to be tamed. Zack Rowen was never supposed to survive the wildfire. But when he walks out of the ashes untouched—and marked by flame—his quiet village life ends forever. A crimson-scaled dragon appears in the smoke, bonding to him without warning. And in that moment, everything changes. Taken to Drakemount, a mountaintop stronghold where dragon Riders are trained, Zack finds himself feared as much as he is watched. His dragon is like no other, his bond unprecedented, and the mark on his palm glows with the long-lost fire of the phoenix. Secrets...

After a decisive victory against the forces of Darkness, I made a terrible discovery. The capital of the Empire has fallen to Kraelkor, and his foul monsters and traitor mages dwarf us in number. With this knowledge, I must turn my sights across the seas, to the strange realm known as Kanjen. There, I hope to find allies who will join me against Kraelkor and his evil multitudes. But I cannot leave for Kanjen just yet. The traitors in the Empire's capital must be flushed out, a conspiracy revealed, and the emperor saved.

A kingdom on the edge of war. A girl marked by fire. A love that could destroy them both. Kaelara Veylin was never meant to wield magic. In a land where power is forbidden, she should have lived and died as a blacksmith’s daughter. But when a single spark ignites a rebellion, she is thrust into a world of dark intrigue, royal deception, and ancient magic that refuses to stay buried. Her abilities make her a target—hunted by the Iron Guard, sought after by those who would use her flame as a weapon. With war brewing and her power growing dangerously unstable, Kaelara finds herself torn ...