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Cimeren is a world divided by a mysterious forest and the vast Lake on Fire. Suspicion brews on both sides, and the south has fallen into chaos as battles and quarrels rage between kingdoms.

At the decimated outpost of Nevergrace, Cyran Orendain and his companions stand watch. They search for the Dragon Queen's remains while awaiting the full onslaught of Murgare's retaliation. But some of their own turn against them, and a village is ravaged by whatever lurks in the woods. With the young lady of the Never by her side, Cyran's sister Jaslin arrives at the king's city of Galvenstone to answer a summons. She will find the answers to the queen's murder and the darkness lurking beneath the streets, no matter what—or who—stands in her way.

- BRONZE MEDAL AWARD WINNER! - 2022 Epic Fantasy - Readers' Favorite In a land where the wolf wind and mists roam like ghosts, the conflicted son of a witch was knighted by the king. Knighted to repay a debt to his father. His name is Calec. He alone holds knowledge from both the knighthood and the mysterious witches of the woods. When the king's sheep are found lying in the snow, riddled with black rashes and hemorrhagic eyes, Calec is summoned to discover the reason for their deaths. Then, as human victims arise in the city, Calec uncovers an eerie string of clues. He seeks the aid and ...

MYSTERY, FORBIDDEN LOVE, AND GRAND ADVENTURE. The legendary Hall of Records waits, undiscovered since ancient Egypt... Young Gavin's afflicted life has never involved deciphering illusions concealed in shadow and light, unearthing the dead, or exhuming sunken tombs in crocodile-infested waters. Yet Gavin often dreams of what could have been–if only a consuming disease didn't restrict his aspirations. Instead, fear caused him to pursue what others deemed appropriate, and he committed an unforgivable mistake. But after receiving a letter from his deceased father, Gavin needs to escape. ...

The galaxy has fallen into chaos. The fight for the Crown of Dreams and control has just begun. The mystery of the beating sun has been solved. Adersiun, the galaxy's Phantom and leader of the Everblades, forces his way into the Northrite's council in hopes of learning their methods of rule, but his acceptance is not without cost. Rynn, now the galaxy's second Phantom, receives a strange Whisper about how to stop the Ruin that is now steaming through the galaxy, destroying everything in its path. And she is to blame for its new course. Rynn's trail leads her to Staggenmoire, where Cirx is ...

Like nothing you’ve read this year. Layered in story and intrigue and brimming with character.In a galaxy at the edge of imagination. Six diverse characters share a strange dream: a figure composed only of shadow holding a pulsing red sun in its palm. Ruled by six masked councilmembers, the Northrite corporation exploits the powers of Elemiscists—those with magical abilities—and keep them as indentured servants. When a nearby sun turns bloodred and begins pulsing, people flee their homes and the millennia-old government crumbles. Together, a military recruit, a sheltered woman, a ...

Murders are occurring in a fantastical city by the sea. For over a year these events have plagued Red Pike’s Landing. And no one has been able to find the killer who takes all the fingernails of their victims and tucks them into bed. Witnesses are unreliable … but for good reason. Perhaps magic lies at the heart of these deeds and covers the Necromancer’s tracks. Calec of the Woods is called upon for aid. And Serileen, Calec’s witch lover, must accompany him while harboring a dark secret of her own. The closer Calec comes to the Necromancer, the faster he must solve this mystery or ...

The last mystery. An epic conclusion. A return to Duminborne and a dead king. Inside the castle, soldiers are going missing. Their beds are found slept in but empty save for scatterings of dust. Signs of the Horseman’s presence linger, but another killer does his work. Serileen has coerced the last suspects in her mother’s murder into joining her at the castle, and as her patience unravels, Calec attempts to aid her and the new king. Serileen’s last gambit is to pit the necromancer, a witch of the woods, the king, and the Hunter against each other. What is reality and dream blends ...

A secretive voyage hauling ancient treasure. Pirates. Drowned Ones. The Neseree houses a crew of questionable characters with dark pasts. But their ship has the best track record for smuggling goods while avoiding pirates who plague the waters as well as the legendary Drowned Ones—sailors who have died at sea and returned from the dead. Then the passengers and crew of the Neseree begin to die. One by one. They appear to drown without ever leaving the confines of the ship. Calec and Serileen are targeted as the next victims as legends and myths about the Drowned Ones resurface. And black ...

Mysterious murders are devastating those who reside at a strange monastery in the jungle. No one has seen a thing. Nor can they find the cause. And some have died right in front of witnesses. There is no murderer. No blade. No poison. The Horseman has summoned his darkest and most secretive magic into Calec’s world. Victims are first cut in warning, but there is nothing they can do to prevent their impending deaths. They cannot run. They cannot fight what is not there. And all their prayers and strongest runes cannot curtail the attacks. Meanwhile, Calec of the Woods awaits the birth of ...

FOR TOO MANY LONG YEARS AKHENATEN HAS REIGNED SUPREME, ENVELOPING EGYPT IN HIS SUFFOCATING SHADOW... Heb aided each of his comrades in overcoming their demons but returns from the Duat with more questions than answers. Now he must face his own dark past and relive his worst nightmare by serving his heinous former master in order to undermine him and discover the truth. But a legend has arisen about Heb, the boy who ran away, and of his cat who holds a great secret. Heb feels the pull of the darkness as he attempts to discover a lost treasure, infiltrate the god-king's council, and take ...

A timeless fjord. A legendary dragon. An ancient cult known as the Smoke Breathers. At the edge of the world, people in the town of Lake Home are being burned alive. A nearby village and hamlet have also been put to the torch with all their occupants trapped inside. Calec and Serileen hunt the merchant who fled, and they are pulled into the dark events centered around the lake and its lost creature. They uncover conflicting beliefs about the people living in this forsaken town, the cult beyond, and the dragons of old. As some of the townspeople hunt the dragon and others worship it, the ...

An outpost at the edge of the kingdom. People who harbor a dark secret dating back to their origins. Menataun’s people are being killed by unexplained wild animal attacks as well as by a shambler—one of their own who has become a creature of the night. Calec and Serileen are drawn to Menataun, attempting to track down the hunter—a suspect in Serileen’s mother’s death. But they find even darker magic already at work, something carried in the blood of these people. With their ancient remedy unavailable, the number of afflicted in the outpost grow larger than anyone could have ...

If you wish to read one Calec of the Woods Mystery Thrillers, make it this one! - GOLD MEDAL AWARD WINNER! - 2023 Fantasy - Readers' Favorite The ancient city of Valtera has vanished without a trace. At least that is what outsiders believe. But an unspeakable event and a curse dating back a century still haunts the city and its people. A curse such as this has not been encountered before, and the dwindling population of Valtera has grown desperate. Now the people of the city are being killed. Similar victims were mentioned in Valtera’s history, and the dead only have one thing in common. ...

The children of Hillsvale are disappearing. Over three decades ago the first child was lost and could not be found. Now, in the past year, twenty children have gone missing. There are no traces left behind by these children and no clues. The locals claim the old wood spirit is stealing their children, but no one has ever seen this ghost or been able to track it. Most believe it is legend. Calec of the Woods is summoned to assist the people of Hillsvale. Along with Serileen, Calec must uncover who or what is behind the abductions. And with magic returning to the world with the reemergence of...

A mysterious caravan. An affliction left in their wake. Townspeople are being struck blind after a group of travelers pass through, each victim’s eyes removed by an ethereal whip and replaced with shadowy black pits. Calec and Serileen pursue the caravan, hunting a specific merchant who is a suspect in Serileen’s mother’s death. But the number of victims climb and draws them deeper into the Horseman’s web of deceit. Serileen aims to uncover the lies of the merchant in question while Calec must unmask an adversary bent on destroying the caravan from within. There are no clues left ...

DARKNESS AND MAGIC PLAGUE EGYPT AS DESPAIR CREEPS ACROSS THE KNOWN WORLD... Maddie, the woman Gavin loves, was abducted while they searched for ancient Egypt's legendary Hall of Records. Now Gavin has to convince his friends to join him on an obscure path to find her—a path that has been hidden for reasons buried long ago. As Gavin struggles to find answers, the body of a young woman is discovered ... Deadly obstacles spring up as Gavin and his friends are tracked by mysterious men. Uncovering the true objectives of these men is Gavin's only hope, but it could cost him his life. Thousands...

#1 NEW RELEASE! A darkly beautiful fantasy world with a stunning array of twists. Riveting. BEWARE. FOR I AM THE GIRL WHO HAD TO DIE THRICE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE. THIS IS MY STORY. My name is Jeyne Reddermach, and I am a competitive twenty-five-year-old whose life has been defined by tragic accidents. Nearly all my family members and friends have passed away. I work with a group of posthumous surgeons, the tenotomists or corpse cutters to our critics, in a city surrounded by the sea. We curtail the rise of the vorvolakas—mysterious creatures that plague our city and rove the streets at ...