Download or read book Heir to the Darkmage The Complete Series written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2023-05-18 with total page 1916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ambition drives her. Danger thrills her. But magic always has a price. Twenty years have passed since the Darkmage was defeated and the war between mages ended. But for Lira Astor, apprentice mage and the only living heir to the Darkmage, escaping his legacy is impossible. People still fear what is long dead, and the Mage Council sees in her the rise of another dangerous mage with deadly ambition. Yet when Lira is abducted and held prisoner in a deadly game of cat and mouse, her powerful legacy is no match for the adversary she now faces … a mysterious rebel group with weapons beyond the Mage Council’s understanding. To survive, she will be forced to band together with unlikely allies who challenge everything she believes about what it means to be a mage. The war may only just be beginning. And Lira Astor will have to embrace everything her dark legacy has gifted her to win.

Download or read book Heir to the Darkmage written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ambition drives her. Danger thrills her. But magic always has a price. Twenty years have passed since the Darkmage was defeated and the war between mages ended. But for Lira Astor, apprentice mage and the only living heir to the Darkmage, escaping his legacy is impossible. People still fear what is long dead, and the Mage Council sees in her the rise of another dangerous mage with deadly ambition. Yet when Lira is abducted and held prisoner in a deadly game of cat and mouse, her powerful legacy is no match for the adversary she now faces … a mysterious rebel group with weapons beyond the Mage Council’s understanding. To survive, she will be forced to band together with unlikely allies who challenge everything she believes about what it means to be a mage. The war may only just be beginning. And Lira Astor will have to embrace everything her dark legacy has gifted her to win. Heir to the Darkmage is the first book in a young adult epic fantasy series intended for readers who love: grey heroines, magical monsters, unlikely friends, and slow burn f/f romance. Perfect for fans of Christopher Mitchell, Jada Fisher, and DK Holmberg.

Download or read book Magician s Heir written by D. Bruce Cotton and published by D. Bruce Cotton. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if reality is the worst form of madness? Loneliness, a failing magic business, and stacks of unpaid bills make amateur magician Adam Gray’s life one of unending drudgery and desperation. He’s trapped in the tiny town of Elliston, and excitement’s not exactly knocking down his door. Until it does. A cryptic peddler, peculiar merchandise, and insatiable curiosity combine to tear Adam away from the mundane safety of his everyday existence… and into the impossible world of Tantris: a land of giants, mages and the magic Adam’s hoped for his entire life. But is this a world of sanity or madness? A dream or nightmare? Adam must answer these questions, and soon. Because Tantris has a mortal enemy—ruthless, evil and hungry for the souls of the innocent. And the Dark Mage just chose Adam as his next victim.

Download or read book Darkmage written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fracturing order. An impossible choice. And an old enemy on the hunt… Almost two years have passed since Alyx Egalion was sent to DarkSkull Hall to become a mage. Now a half-trained mage apprentice, Alyx wields a depth of magic that scares even the corrupt Mage Council. Summoned abruptly home, Alyx and her friends find themselves unprepared for the changes that have occurred during their absence. Worse, the Shiven threat is growing, their armies building up along the Rionnan border. Invasion is inevitable. When a Taliath is revealed, Alyx and Finn find themselves on opposing sides of a larger battle. Neither of them is willing to yield. The stakes are higher than ever before as they must navigate the treacherous political landscape of Alistriem and try to investigate the true source of the darkness invading their home. Can Alyx use her powerful magic to save Rionn and the people she loves? The third book in The Mage Chronicles is filled with magical battles, forbidden love, unlikely friendship and all the feels. Perfect for fans of Michael Webb, Ryan Cahill, and Michael R Miller.

Download or read book Mark of the Huntress written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loyalty. Magic. Ambition. Which will triumph? Returned to Temari Hall after her abduction, Lira’s ultimate ambition remains unchanged. Destroy Underground and leverage that victory to rise up the ranks of the Mage Council. Make them all forget about the Darkmage and remember her instead. To do that, she must win back the trust of Underground while secretly spying on them for the Mage Council. Exposure would mean her death at the hands of the powerful Shadowcouncil. But the arrival of Ahrin Vensis at Temari Hall places Lira in greater danger than ever before. The Darkhand’s agenda is unknown, and she hides secrets that could undo everything Lira is working towards. Winning the Darkhand to her side would guarantee victory, but to do that Lira will need to betray those who offer a gift she’s never had but always yearned for… acceptance and friendship. Can she successfully walk the line between ambition and loyalty, or will Lira’s hunger for danger leave her standing amidst the ashes of all her hopes? The second book in Heir to the Darkmage is filled with grey heroines, magical monsters, unlikely friends, and slow burn f/f romance. Perfect for fans of Christopher Mitchell, Jada Fisher, and DK Holmberg.

Download or read book DarkSkull Hall written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of kings, mages, and warriors, could one girl be the most powerful of all? The popular daughter of a powerful nobleman, Alyx Egalion dreams of marrying her best friend Cayr, the crown prince of Rionn, and ruling at his side. But her planned future is shattered when she’s unexpectedly sent away to the distant DarkSkull Hall to become a mage. Secretive, isolated, and ruthless, DarkSkull is a cold place where only magical power and lineage matter. Lonely, miserable, and desperate to go home, Alyx clings to a single hope... surviving her training so she can return to the life she dreams of. But as Alyx is drawn further into the world of mages, she discovers terrible secrets that hide her true past and challenge everything she's ever believed in. The world is not as safe as she thought it was. Outside DarkSkull, shadows are stirring. The strongest mages are disappearing without a trace. A long-held truce between powerful kingdoms wavers on a knife’s edge. Alyx’s long-buried magic might be enough to save them all… if she can learn to master it. With this realisation comes a heartbreaking choice… between the life she’s always wanted, and taking her place as a warrior mage to help fight the growing darkness. DarkSkull Hall is the first book in a young adult epic fantasy series intended for readers who love: magical battles, unlikely friends, and a slow burn romance. Perfect for fans of Michael Webb, Ryan Cahill, and Michael R Miller.

Download or read book A Tale of Stars and Shadow An Epic Fantasy Adventure written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2019-06-19 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A corrupt kingdom. A rising darkness. Can a broken warrior save a world? Mithranar is a country divided by ignorance and magic. Oppressed by their winged folk rulers, humans struggle to eke out an existence. Their only help comes from the mysterious Shadowhawk, a criminal who has evaded all attempts at capture. Meanwhile, something else … something violent … stalks the streets, and it has ambitions that could bring Mithranar to its knees. The arrival of a foreign warrior will change everything. Descended from the ruling house of the kingdom of the Twin Thrones, Talyn Dynan is a born warrior. But after a combat mission goes tragically wrong, she is left broken and wracked with guilt, her confidence in tatters. A dangerous mission to the allied country of Mithranar is her final chance to prove she can still be an elite warrior. And it could change the world. Or end in her death. A Tale of Stars and Shadow is the first book in an adult epic fantasy series for readers who love: political intrigue, found family, a hint of magic, and a strong female lead. Perfect for those who love DK Holmberg, Philip C Quaintrell, and Christopher Mitchell.

Download or read book Heartfire written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fallen order. An impossible love. A risen Darkmage. In the epic conclusion to the Mage Chronicles series, Alyx Egalion and her friends must find a way to defeat the most powerful mage alive before he destroys everything they hold dear. Shakar’s influence is spreading, his darkness descending on Rionn and Tregaya like a shroud. The Mage Council cowers behind the walls of Carhall. Mages everywhere are divided, some cleaving to the council, others to Alyx and the faint hope that she is powerful enough to defeat Shakar. Yet Alyx is on the run, pursued relentlessly by Shakar’s Hunters and hiding a terrible secret from everyone—even those she trusts most. When tragedy strikes, Alyx is left with a heartbreaking choice. Is she willing to sacrifice those she loves to become the leader the mages need her to be? The final book in The Mage Chronicles is filled with epic battles, forbidden love, unlikely friendship and all the feels. Perfect for fans of Michael Webb, Ryan Cahill, and Michael R Miller.

Download or read book Darkmage written by M. L. Spencer and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darien Lauchlin has already lost everything. Now the only thing he has left to lose is his soul. When his own brother unseals the Well of Tears, Darien is the last Sentinel left alive to defend his homeland. Now he is faced with an impossible decision: either watch everything he knows shatter¿or forsake his oath of peace to become an instrument of pure destruction. Accompanied by Naia, a priestess of Death, Darien embarks on a harrowing journey to save the people of the Rhen. But will he lose his own soul in the process?

Download or read book First Year written by Rachel E. Carter and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Before the age of seventeen, the young men and women of Jerar are given a choice --pursue a trade or enroll in a trial year in one of the realm's three war schools to study as a soldier, knight, or mage ..."--

Download or read book The Hero and the Crown written by Robin McKinley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1984-10-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robin McKinley's mesmerizing history of Damar is the stuff that legends are made of. The Hero and the Crown is a dazzling "prequel" to The Blue Sword. Aerin is the only child of the king of Damar, and should be his rightful heir. But she is also the daughter of a witchwoman of the North, who died when she was born, and the Damarians cannot trust her. But Aerin's destiny is greater than her father's people know, for it leads her to battle with Maur, the Black Dragon, and into the wilder Damarian Hills, where she meets the wizard Luthe. It is he who at last tells her the truth about her mother, and he also gives over to her hand the Blue Sword, Gonturan. But such gifts as these bear a great price, a price Aerin only begins to realize when she faces the evil mage, Agsded, who has seized the Hero's Crown, greatest treasure and secret strength of Damar.

Download or read book Magician s Dawn written by D. Bruce Cotton and published by D. Bruce Cotton. This book was released on 2023-06-03 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bitter war arises when the end of one age intrudes on the dawn of another… Makzendrix, champion of a world lost in the distant past, broods over the hypocrisy of those placed above him. Forced to abandon a bloody war at the very brink of victory, he must now choose between two equally hateful courses of action. Will he foreswear a solemn vow or betray the allies he fought beside for the last decade? This choice will exile Makzendrix to another world entirely, an outlandish place beyond comprehension. Because Earth is a world devoid of magic. And only magic will allow him to survive the cold-blooded enemy who pursues him—Sarkesian, the voracious Dark Mage. Powerless and alone, Makzendrix must make one final choice, a decision which will determine the fate of two vastly different worlds. Somehow, he must find a new champion, one with the aspiration and courage to oppose the devourer of souls. Who will be the Magician’s Heir?

Download or read book The Summoner written by Gail Z Martin and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prince. Fugitive. Exile. Necromancer. Martris Drayke, second son of King Bricen of Margolan, never coveted the crown. But when his older half-brother Jared and Jared's dark mage kill the king and the rest of the royal family, seizing the throne, Tris's comfortable world shatters and he finds himself running for his life. Tris flees with three friends: Soterius, captain of the guard; Carroway, the court's master bard; and Harrtuck, a member of the royal guard. They seek sanctuary and the chance to plot the overthrow of the usurper, gaining unexpected helpers along the way. Tris has a secret-one that might well determine the fate of Margolan and the Winter Kingdoms. In a land where spirits walk openly and influence the affairs of the living, he is the mage heir to the power of his grandmother, Bava K'aa, once the greatest sorceress of her age. That magic makes Tris a Summoner, arbiter between the living and the dead. Can a half-trained mage-prince and his unlikely allies take back his kingdom and avenge his family-or will his wild power destroy him before he has the chance to set things right? The Summoner is an action-packed epic fantasy adventure filled with magic, occult lore, honorable ghosts, loyal friends, found family, immortal creatures, secrets, curses, forbidden love-and a necromancer hero! Book One in The Chronicles of The Necromancer.

Download or read book A King of Masks and Magic An Epic Fantasy Adventure written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A storm is coming… The Shadowhawk has been unmasked to those he trusts most. Montagn, the most powerful empire in the world, prepares for invasion. And back in the tangled alleys and dark streets of Dock City, Vengeance lurks. Badly injured after the ambush that nearly claimed his life, Cuinn Acondor is recovering in the Twin Thrones, determined to grow strong so that he can go home and do more. Be more. Talyn Dynan, reeling from the news that Montagn has been using Vengeance as a tool to undermine Mithranar from within, has a single purpose … return and raze them to the ground. But Vengeance isn’t their only enemy. The prince of night grows stronger, his grip on power in Mithranar tightening. And a deadly strike to the heart of the Dumnorix family reveals a greater threat than anyone realised. Together, Talyn and the Shadowhawk must stand and fight, or risk losing everything they love. The third book in A Tale of Stars and Shadow is filled with slow burn romance, political intrigue, found family, and epic battles. Perfect for those who love DK Holmberg, Philip C Quaintrell, and Christopher Mitchell.

Download or read book Fallen Gods The Complete Series written by Pablo Andrés Wunderlich Padilla and published by Pablo Andrés Wunderlich Padilla. This book was released on with total page 1719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enemy has infiltrated the empire and gained enough political and military influence to subvert it from within. The venom of darkness spills from the heart of the kingdom. Politicians and civilians alike have been tamed and subdued, rendered incapable of recognizing right from wrong, good from evil. Evil spreads like a terminal disease—unchallenged, unhindered, and unrestrained. In a small village on the outskirts of the kingdom, an innocent young shepherd tends to his sheep and helps on the family farm. His family’s estate is hastening toward economic ruin due to the untimely death of his grandfather. It all falls on him to honor his family’s legacy. When the young shepherd sets off on a seemingly dull journey to a nearby village, he encounters a terrible darkness. His quest will become an epic battle of survival, love, and ultimate sacrifice. As he accepts the call to arms, his innocence will be lost. He must save his country and awaken his people from slumber. Will he be in time to save them all?

Download or read book The Nameless Throne written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2023-09-21 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ambitious orphan. A ruthless warlord. An impossible destiny. Arya Nameless is a lowly Raider posted to an isolated fort in the most dangerous place in Dunidaen. She has few prospects, and as much as she loves her fellow soldiers, she burns for more—more control, more autonomy, more power. When her bravery during an unexpected attack leads to an offer to join the household of one of Dunidaen’s warlords, Arya finds a home and family she never expected. Yet her quicksilver temper and fierce pride put her place there at constant risk. And as her warlord embroils them all in a dangerous political game to rule Dunidaen, over the border to the west, the Nightstalker lurks. A king who wields powerful magic, the Nightstalker’s fate is inextricably entwined with Arya’s. His relentless pursuit will force Arya into a choice she doesn’t want to make, between loyalty and love, and taking hold of the destiny she was born to fulfill. Which will she choose? The Nameless Throne is the first book in The Inkweaver Archive; an adult epic fantasy series for readers who love political intrigue, found family, a hint of magic, and a strong female lead. Perfect for those who love Kel Kade, Jeff Wheeler, and Ryan Cahill.

Download or read book The Dreadwater Gate written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born Nameless. Raised in ice and snow. Destined to rule. Arya Nameless has sidestepped her destiny in favour of joining House Ravenstrike and helping Thiara Ravenstrike become High Warlord of Dunidaen. First, Arya must ensure that Thiara’s only son, Rorin, succeeds in running the Dreadwater Gate into Khadini, a deadly rite of passage that none have survived for decades. If they triumph, Arya will be named general of Ravenstrike’s army and land a political blow against their powerful adversary, Warlord Mathas Crowtalon. Yet Khadini holds challenges far beyond what they expected. And while Arya contends with wild jungles, fierce enemy warriors, and potential new allies, the Nightstalker continues to seek her with relentless intensity. The monsters hunting her wield a dark magic she has no way of countering. Survival relies on staying hidden, secret. Yet, when Arya’s wyvern calls, the time for hiding is over. Because destiny cannot be ignored forever. The second book in The Inkweaver Archive is filled with political intrigue, found family, magic, and a strong female lead. Perfect for those who love Kel Kade, Jeff Wheeler, and Ryan Cahill.