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  • Bibliography:
    177 Books (29 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2013
  • Latest Book:
    November 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Blade and Bone

1 - Blade and Bone (Oct-2022)
2 - City of Fog and Ruin (Nov-2022)
3 - Return of the Lost (Dec-2022)
4 - The Bloodless War (Apr-2023)
5 - The Song of Stone (Jul-2023)

The Book of Maladies

1 - Wasting (Jan-2018)
2 - Broken (Mar-2018)
3 - Poisoned (Mar-2018)
4 - Tormina (Apr-2018)
5 - Comatose (Jun-2018)
6 - Amnesia (Jun-2018)
7 - Exsanguinated (May-2018)

The Chain Breaker

1 - The Risen Shard (Sep-2020)
2 - The Jade Egg (Oct-2020)
3 - The Fates of Yoran (Dec-2020)
4 - The Stone Wolf (Mar-2021)
5 - The Paper Dragon (Jun-2021)
6 - The Order Returns (Sep-2021)
7 - A Blade and a Ring (Feb-2022)
8 - A Champion Falls (May-2022)
9 - Faith of the Fallen (Sep-2022)
10 - An Ancient Return (Dec-2022)

The Cloud Warrior Saga

0.5 - Chasing the Wind (Jul-2015)
1 - Chased by Fire (Oct-2014)
2 - Bound by Fire (Feb-2015)
2.5 - Drowned by Water - Pt 1 (Jun-2015)
2.5 - Deceived by Water - Pt 2 (Aug-2015)
3 - Changed by Fire (Feb-2015)
4 - Fortress of Fire (Apr-2015)
5 - Forged in Fire (Jun-2015)
6 - Serpent of Fire (Sep-2015)
7 - Servant of Fire (Nov-2015)
8 - Born of Fire (May-2016)
9 - Broken of Fire (Aug-2016)
10 - Light of Fire (Apr-2017)
11 - Cycle of Fire (Apr-2017)

The Collector Chronicles

1 - Shadow Hunted (Nov-2017)
2 - Shadow Games (Dec-2017)
3 - Shadow Trapped (Dec-2017)

The Dark Ability

1 - The Dark Ability (Jan-2016)
2 - The Heartstone Blade (Jan-2016)
3 - The Tower of Venass (Feb-2016)
4 - Blood of the Watcher (Apr-2016)
5 - The Shadowsteel Forge (Jul-2016)
6 - The Guild Secret (Aug-2016)
7 - Rise of the Elder (Apr-2017)

The Dark Sorcerer

1 - Festival of Mourn (Apr-2021)
2 - A City in Ruin (Apr-2021)
3 - Smoke and Memories (May-2021)
4 - A Society in Decay (Jan-2022)
5 - Last of the Light (Apr-2022)
6 - The Dark Fragment (Sep-2022)

The Dragon Misfits

1 - Ice Dragon (Jan-2020)
2 - Iron Dragon (Jan-2020)
3 - Forest Dragon (Feb-2020)
4 - Storm Dragon (May-2020)
5 - Mist Dragon (Aug-2020)
6 - Night Dragon (Nov-2020)

The Dragon Rogues

1 - The Dragon Rogues (Jul-2022)
2 - The Scepter Heist (Jul-2022)
3 - The Shielded Past (Jul-2022)

The Dragon Thief

1 - Path of the Flame (Jul-2021)
2 - Within the Dragon's Jaw (Aug-2021)
3 - Smoke and Shadow (Aug-2021)
4 - The Obsidian Dragon (Nov-2021)
5 - The Dragon King (Jan-2022)

The Dragonwalker

1 - Dragon Bones (Jun-2018)
2 - Dragon Blessed (Jul-2018)
3 - Dragon Rise (Aug-2018)
4 - Dragon Bond (Sep-2018)
5 - Dragon Storm (Oct-2018)
6 - Dragon Rider (Nov-2018)
7 - Dragon Sight (Dec-2018)

The Elder Stones Saga

1 - The Darkest Revenge (Jan-2019)
2 - Shadows Within the Flame (Feb-2019)
3 - Remnants of the Lost (Mar-2019)
4 - The Coming Chaos (Jun-2019)
5 - The Depth of Deceit (Jul-2019)
6 - The Council of Elders (Dec-2019)
7 - A Threat Revealed (Feb-2020)

Elemental Academy

1 - The Fire Within (Apr-2019)
2 - The Earth Awakens (Apr-2019)
3 - The Water Ruptures (May-2019)
4 - The Wind Rages (Jul-2019)
5 - The Spirit Binds (Aug-2019)
6 - The Chaos Rises (Nov-2019)
7 - The Elements Bond (Nov-2019)

The Elemental Warrior

1 - The Shape of Fire (Jun-2020)
2 - A Fading Fire (Jun-2020)
3 - A Fire Reborn (Aug-2020)
4 - A Surge of Fire (Sep-2020)

The Endless War

1 - Journey of Fire and Night (Oct-2016)
2 - Darkness Rising (Jul-2016)
3 - Endless Night (Oct-2016)
4 - Summoner's Bond (Oct-2016)
5 - Seal of Light (Jan-2017)

Essence Wielder

1 - The Serpent Stairs (Nov-2023)
2 - The Essence Crystal (Oct-2023)

The Executioner's Song

1 - The Executioner's Right (Jan-2021)
2 - The Executioner's Apprentice (Jan-2021)
3 - The Executioner's Blade (Feb-2021)
4 - The Executioner's Rebellion (Jun-2021)
5 - The Master Executioner (Dec-2021)

First of the Blade

1 - Unbonded (Oct-2021)
2 - Unseen (Oct-2021)
3 - Unlocked (Nov-2021)
4 - Unknown (Mar-2022)

The Lost Garden

1 - Keeper of the Forest (Oct-2014)
2 - The Desolate Bond (Dec-2014)
3 - Keeper of Light (Mar-2015)

The Lost Prophecy

1 - The Threat of Madness (Jan-2017)
2 - The Warrior Mage (Jan-2017)
3 - Tower of the Gods (Mar-2017)
4 - Twist of the Fibers (Aug-2017)
5 - The Lost City (Aug-2017)
6 - The Last Conclave (Aug-2017)
7 - The Gift of Madness (Sep-2017)
8 - The Great Betrayal (Nov-2017)

The Lost Riders

1 - The Relic Bond (Jul-2022)
2 - The Rider Rises (Aug-2022)
3 - The Forgotten Temple (Sep-2022)
4 - Dragon Uprising (Oct-2022)
5 - Thunder of Wings (Nov-2022)
6 - The Rider Empire (May-2023)
7 - The Rider Fall (Jun-2023)

The Painter Mage

1 - Shifted Agony (Apr-2015)
2 - Arcane Mark (May-2015)
3 - Painter For Hire (Jul-2015)
4 - Stolen Compass (Oct-2015)
5 - Stone Dragon (Apr-2017)

The Shadow Accords

1 - Shadow Blessed (Oct-2016)
2 - Shadow Cursed (Oct-2016)
3 - Shadow Born (Nov-2016)
4 - Shadow Lost (Jun-2017)
5 - Shadow Cross (Jun-2017)
6 - Shadow Found (Jun-2017)

The Shadow's Dragon

1 - The Dragon's Hide (Apr-2023)
2 - Dragon Lands (May-2023)
3 - Lost Dragons (Jun-2023)

The Sighted Assassin

1 - The Binder's Game (Aug-2017)
1.1 - A Game of Tsatsun (Feb-2016)
1.2 - The Watcher's Eyes (Feb-2016)
2 - The Forgotten (Aug-2017)
3 - Assassin's End (Aug-2017)

A Story of the Forgotten

So It Has Been Said (Jun-2013)
The Durven (Jun-2013)
The Dam (Jul-2013)
A Poisoned Deceit (Sep-2013)
The Painted Girl: An Assassin's Sight Story (Sep-2013)
A Forgotten Return (Feb-2015)

The Storyweaver Saga

1 - The Pale Princess (Jan-2023)
2 - The Raven Queen (Feb-2023)
3 - The Red Wrath (Mar-2023)
4 - The Dappled Dread (Jun-2023)

The Teralin Sword

1 - Soldier Son (Mar-2017)
2 - Soldier Sword (Aug-2017)
3 - Soldier Sworn (Oct-2017)
4 - Soldier Saved (Oct-2017)
5 - Soldier Scarred (Dec-2017)
6 - Soldier Song (Dec-2018)

The Volatar Saga

1 - The Edge of Darkness (Mar-2020)
2 - A Power Awakened (Apr-2020)
3 - The Bonds of War (May-2020)
4 - The Raging Tide (Jul-2020)
5 - The Place of Knowing (Sep-2020)

Book List in Order: 177 titles



  • It was to be a routine assassination. And it was...until he saw her. An assassin with a conscience, Galen is gifted by the Great Watcher with extraordinary Sight. Hired to kill a beautiful woman he finds in the Durven, he wonders why the price on her...






  • As Ryan and Brooke prepare for their wedding day, he begins to have the usual wedding jitters. It doesn’t help that his hot assistant keeps throwing herself at him, only confusing him more. But when he learns why Brooke chose the particular church,...



  • Del can’t believe his assignment. He deserved punishment, but to have to work out in the sweltering heat, cleaning up the sewage mess the fat idiot Trean made? Trean keeps rambling about something in the water -- water that the town needs to surviv...




  • Nothing comes easy for Galen. Exiled from his homeland, apprenticed to a healer turned assassin, now Galen has gone out on his own. After even a simple hit -- nothing more than a young boy -- goes awry, Galen is nearly killed by one of his own poison...



  • Continuing the story of The Durven: The assassin Galen wants nothing more than to get the beautiful Cael to safety. While on the run from thief-master Orly after stealing back one of the great crystals, they meet a man Galen feels compelled to help, ...



  • After finally escaping the war, Carter wanted nothing more than to keep his wife Ana safe. But safety for her, a barbarian of Pells, meant leaving Ashon for good. As he struggles to keep her hidden and earn the money needed for the journey, he encoun...






  • Time Travel - three short stories exploring different elements of time travel.Unstuck - When Jason goes off drinking, thinking Rachel might be better off without him, he wakes up after a strange storm with everything changed and gets the opportunity ...






  • An ancient artifact that must be found... Terrifying creatures from dark and dangerous Incendin... And long-forgotten elementals again unleashed on the world. As an earth senser, Tan is tasked with helping guide the king’s servant through the dange...



  • Eris Taeresin, third daughter to the king, is tired of being different. She’s wasted months searching the massive palace garden for a flower that will let her join her sisters in lessons to learn the secret language of flowers. Each day the Mistres...



  • Following the events in Keeper of the Forest: Newly named keeper of the forest, Eris Taeresin struggles to understand what her new role â€" and new powers â€" mean for her. A keeper can use the energy stored within the forest, can learn from ancient ...



  • The powerful draasin â€" elemental creatures of fire not seen for a thousand years â€" have returned. Not all are convinced they should have been freed. As Tan struggles to learn earth shaping, he discovers dangerous fire shapers from Incendin have c...



  • The archivists are defeated, but their plan was already set in place. A new lisincend has emerged, more dangerous than before. Incendin still possesses the powerful artifact. And a spirit shaping placed on the king must be released. Tan has potential...



  • Exiled from his homeland, the assassin Galen never thought he would return, but he promised the beautiful Cael he would see her safely returned. When they reach the city and Cael is abducted, Galen must work with an unlikely ally for much more than s...



  • Eris must rebuild the lost Gardens of Elaysia to stop the coming darkness, but doing so risks the life she desperately wants with Terran. In the aftermath of the recent attack, Eris wants nothing but peace and the chance to enjoy her life with Te...






  • Oliver Morris is a painter, able to use patterns and colors to create powerful magic. After ten years away from his home, time spent facing dangerous magic that now wants him dead, he returns to Conlin searching for a quieter life and a place to hide...



  • The barrier has fallen. The king is gone. Tan has secured the artifact, but now the Fortress of Fire in Incendin burns more brightly than it has in a generation. To master his connection to the elementals, Tan needs to rediscover knowledge about the ...



  • Oliver Morris has survived the hunter attack, creatures who feed on magical ability, nearly sacrificing himself to protect his best friend Devan. But to truly keep her safe, he’ll need to help Taylor return to Arcanus before she releases any other ...



  • Continuing Elle’s story following the events in Bound by Fire: Abandoned by water and washed ashore in a village that thinks her nothing more than a sea bride, Elle is determined to return to the university to resume her studies. When Doma is a...



  • War is coming to the kingdoms. Tan now knows that a threat greater than Incendin exists, one he suspects will require ancient enemies to forge an uneasy alliance. He must use the control he’s gained over shaping to rescue a friend, protect the draa...



  • Before Zephra became one of the greatest wind shapers of the kingdoms, and before she had bonded the wind elemental ara, she first had to catch the wind. As Zephra sets out across Incendin on a task assigned by her mentor, she must decide whether...



  • I'm destined to kill the Druist Mage, only I have no idea how. When a dead painter is discovered near the local diner, a place that should be protected by patterns placed by my father before his disappearance, I begin to think that destiny might be c...



  • The second part of Elle’s story, set in the Cloud Warrior Saga With the attack on Falsheim over, and the people of the city settling back into routine, Elle still struggles with her place in her homeland. As a water shaper, she’s expected to h...



  • Tan now serves as Athan. The remaining draasin have bonded. Elle and all of Doma saved. And Par-Shon has been defeated. Tan knows the victory is short lived. Par-Shon knows how to obscure their shapers, and they could hide anywhere. When Tan disc...



  • Dangerous power comes home to Conlin.After defeating my old friend Nik, I now have a teacher, but first I have to figure out how to animate him and then I can try to convince him to teach me how to defeat his master.As if that wasn’t impossible eno...






  • Chenir has allied with the kingdoms. The great serpent has bonded to the lisincend. And the ancient draasin Asboel lies injured. Tan enters the Fire Fortress, seeking an alliance with the lisincend. Doing so requires him to attempt a shaping he isnâ€...



  • Exiled by his family. Claimed by thieves. Could his dark ability be the key to his salvation? Rsiran is a disappointment to his family, gifted with the ability to Slide. It is a dark magic, one where he can transport himself wherever he wants, but us...



  • Blacksmith. Thief. Murderer. After killing one of the Elvraeth to save his friends, Rsiran finds a measure of peace, but fears that it will be short lived. When attacked using knives he forged, he is pulled into a struggle that he wants nothing to do...



  • Hired by the thief-master Orly to only capture a slaver rather than kill, the assassin Galen quickly learns his target is more than a simple slaver. Orly has used him. Again. The job takes him deeper into the Eban underworld as he tries to understand...



  • Master of lorcith. Gifted with Sliding. Pawn of the Forgotten. Rsiran now understands that he can use not only the arcane power of lorcith, but also that of heartstone. This ability makes him powerful, perhaps too powerful for some. Others know of hi...



  • With his friend Talia attacked because of something he did, the only option for Galen is obtaining revenge. Doing so leads him to a heavily guarded compound where he must use every skill he possesses to not only reach his target, but to survive. Part...



  • Trapped by Venass. Tormented by the Forgotten. And both desire the very ability that allowed his escape. Chased through the city by someone able to influence his Sliding, Rsiran and his friends prepare for the next attack, uncertain whether the Forgo...



  • A warrior to a dying king discovers a destiny he never imagined. The first novel in the bestselling The Cloud Warrior Saga.Part 1 - First WarriorLacertin has served his king faithfully for decades, but has failed on his final mission for him. When he...



  • The Utu Tonah is defeated and the peace Tan has wanted finally comes to the kingdoms. Before he can know that peace, Tan faces his most difficult challenge yet as he attempts to rule in Par-shon, this time without his bonded draasin to guide him. Wor...



  • Jasn wanted nothing more than to hunt the draasin and obtain vengeance for what he’d lost in the Endless War. Time spent in the mysterious barracks revealed depths to the war -- and his abilities -- that he had never imagined. As he debates whether...






  • Fresh off a victory against the Forgotten, and with unexpected allies, Rsiran knows that the war is far from over. An attack on someone close to him in the city leads to a search for answers, and he once again must confront the secrets hidden by his ...



  • A new threat to the elementals emerges that puts everyone Tan cares about in danger. After the most recent battle, the Mistress of Souls is missing and Tan must find her before another attack. With Amia’s pregnancy changing the connection between t...



  • No longer forced to hide his ability, Rsiran now Slides openly throughout the city as he helps it recover from the recent attack. Requirements of his time continue to mount, not only as he tries to help his friends, but new responsibilities to the...



  • Ciara has traveled to the barracks but the promised teaching has not come to pass, leaving her worse off than before, and her people without the nya'shin for protection. If she can't master the summoning, she fears the darkness will claim her. But no...



  • A warrior who cannot die. A water seeker who wants only to save her people. An endless war that obscures a threat greater than either have faced before. Jasn, a warrior known as the Wrecker of Rens, seeks vengeance for the loss of his beloved to the ...



  • The A'ras of Nyaesh have a terrifying reputation: skilled swordsmen, owners of powerful magic, and ruthless killers. When they kill her parents, Carth discovers her parents had trained her for magic she never knew she possessed. She must use the skil...



  • When Carthenne Rel first came to Nyaesh, she feared the A’ras. Now she trains with them, struggling to use the magic they teach, and cut off from the shadow blessing within her. Isolated for her differences, she has only a few friends among the oth...



  • Those who fight the darkness have scattered as the ancient power grows stronger. When Ciara is abducted by summoners of dark power, they seduce her with lessons on how to summon the elementals, an education she never received in the barracks. Only a ...



  • Carthenne Rel survived the Hjan attack on the A'ras and has left the north, the only place she ever really known. Now she travels to better understand what it means that she's shadow born. Stranded by storms in a dangerous port city, she's captured w...



  • Dark power builds. The Khalan prepare for their final attack. Only a few understand the true nature of the threat, and each must overcome their past to secure their future. In Atenas, the dark summoners of the Khalan press their attack. Alena’s dis...






  • The arrival of the mysterious Magi, along with their near invincible guardians, signals a change. For Jakob, apprentice historian, and son of a priest longing for adventure, it begins an opportunity. When his home is attacked, Jakob starts a journey ...



  • The world prepares for war. Creatures out of a nightmare press south. And only a few will be able to stop it. Roelle leads the Magi north to discover the secrets of the northern warriors known as the Antrilii. What she discovers forces her to questio...



  • Endric wants only to serve, but he's destined to lead. As the second son of the general of the Denraen, Endric wants only to fight, not the commission his father demands of him. When a strange attack in the south leads to the loss of someone close to...



  • As the twisted groeliin press their way south, countless lives will be lost unless Roelle can find help, forcing her to go to an enemy for aid. It’s a dangerous gamble, but she can think of no alternative, not if she intends to save as many as poss...



  • The final book in The Cloud Warrior Saga. A year has passed since the last attack, and Marin remains at large. Tan and the elementals know she will not remain that way for much longer. Power builds, and Tan knows that he will have to fight again soon...



  • As a new father, the world has changed for Tan. He wants nothing more than to protect his family, to find a measure of peace, but when he discovers a friend -- and bonded elemental -- in danger, how can Tan not act? Saving Honl means reaching a great...



  • Forced into the heart of the Aisl Forest, Rsiran and the guilds regroup and try to find a way to reclaim the city from Venass and the Elvraeth council. Rsiran has stopped the production of shadowsteel, but Venass still possess dangerous weapons, and ...



  • After surviving the last attack on Conlin, I now serve as the city’s protector while studying with Nik as he teaches me the magic he learned from the Druist Mage. It’s knowledge I’ll need if I’m ever going to be able to kill him -- and preven...



  • After surviving the blood priests, Carth heads south with a renewed focus, determined to learn more about the Hjan before they gain too much strength and violate the accords. They reach Asador as one of her crew suffers from a mysterious illness. Fin...



  • Carth has begun to develop her network, and offers her protection to the women of Asador, but not all are pleased with what she has done. When an assassin kills someone close to her, Carth leaves the city in pursuit. What she finds reveals that her p...



  • Carth has forged the accords, but she fears the tenuous peace, and travels throughout the north expecting the Hjan will violate it, all while knowing it is nothing more than an excuse to avoid another task she should complete. When she finds evidence...



  • After returning to Elaeavn from his exile, Galen is caught up in a fight he wants nothing to do with. When Lorst offers him a job that requires he leave the city, he gladly accepts as there’s no role for an assassin in his homeland. The assignment ...



  • When the assassin Galen is hired to capture a slaver rather than kill, he learns his target is more than she appears. The job takes him deeper into the Eban underworld as he tries to understand how he’s been used, and why his only friend in the cit...



  • It was to be a routine assassination. And it was... until he saw her. Exiled from his homeland, the assassin Galen never thought he would return, but when he decides to help the beautiful woman he’s been hired to kill, he must face not only an assa...



  • The final battle builds. The groeliin continue to attack. And Raime seems even more unstoppable than he ever has before. Back in the Antrilii lands, Isandra searches for answers from Jostephon. The arrival of the summoned Magi means that much will ch...



  • Brohmin heads south to understand how he can stop the Deshmahne before they attempt another attack where he encounters a new ally on a surprising mission. As he tries to learn more, he discovers not all is as it seems, and is forced to work for an en...



  • As Endric continues his search for the traitor Urik, a new threat emerges, one that demands the attention of the Denraen. Now an officer, Endric should be a part of the planning, but the general seems determined to keep him from it. Endric searches f...



  • With the groeliin attack stopped and the Deshmahne defeated in the north, there is a tentative peace, but war still threatens. The south remains unsettled and, though weakened, Raime has escaped. The key to stopping coming war rests with scattered al...



  • As Raime prepares for another attack, those with the power to oppose him begin their preparations. Finally fully healed, Roelle is tasked with helping an ex-soldier recover his skills, but nothing she tries is effective. Worse, she begins to suspect ...



  • Endric returns to Vasha after discovering his connection to the Antrilii and how they serve the north but finds that much has changed, including his relationship with Senda and Pendin. As he struggles to understand how he can serve the Denraen, he le...



  • Destined to lead the Denraen, Endric knows he must first understand himself and his connection to teralin. They are answers he can only find learning about his ancestors, the mysterious Antrilii warriors. Finding them requires he travel north through...



  • The final battle approaches. Preparations must be made. None will be ready for what is to come. Only a few of the Magi understand the truth of what comes and that they must fight, but will those few be enough? Roelle heads north, intending to face th...



  • Carthenne Rel is born of shadow magic. Gifted with the power to control the flame that burns within her. A master strategist. All will be tested by the mysterious Collector. As she travels south, wanting to solidify her growing network, word of attac...



  • With the Collector thwarted, Carth realizes that until she uncovers his allies in Keyall, he will continue to threaten the city. When the city is attacked, the ruling tribunal blames Carth and uses the power of the city to confine her. The Collector ...



  • Carth won the last round, but the game is only beginning. When the Collector escapes from the prison on Keyall, Carth prepares a daring plan to recapture her, but knows the Collector has already planned for any move she might make. Discovering what s...



  • The Conclave calls to Endric and threatens to pull him from the Denraen again.While the merahl are restored, the price was high. The Conclave asks Endric to bring Tresten to his final resting place, leading him to the island of Salvat and the headqua...



  • In the city of Verdholm, canals separate the highborns in the center sections of the city from the lowborns along the outer sections. The city is isolated, surrounded by a deadly swamp and steam fields which should protect the people of the city from...



  • Decades of peace has ended. The real battle is still to come. Sam and Alec work to understand their connected magic, but the limited supply of easar paper limits them. Worse, Marin has again disappeared, leaving questions unanswered. How can they be ...



  • Betrayed. Broken. Poisoned.No longer alone, Sam and Alec struggle to find time to continue their studies together. Sam knows that she is more than the lowborn she’d long believed, now living and training in the palace, but still doesn’t feel as ...



  • Finding the truth means risking everything. While trying to track down her brother, Sam discovers she isn’t through with Marin quite yet. An attack proves that a traitor sympathetic to Marin remains active in the city, but training prevents Sam fro...



  • Blood magic can either save or destroy their city. With the true threat revealed, Sam and Alec search for Master Helen and decide upon a dangerous gamble to uncover her plot. When Kavers turn up injured and drained of blood, they fear they might alre...



  • Deception runs deeper than the canals in Verdholm. Traveling to the Theln lands will be dangerous and possibly deadly, forcing Sam to ask for help from an unlikely ally. What she learns reveals how she is woefully underprepared for the journey, but s...



  • Finding the truth in the present means understanding their past. Newly promoted to full physicker, Alec still struggles with his place in the University. Friends treat him differently and the master physickers no longer allow him to study with them. ...



  • Dragons have been gone from the world for centuries, though their power remains.

    A war fought a thousand years ago removed the destructive threat of dragons, allowing fire mages to use the magic stored within their bones to protect the empir...



  • The magic of the ancient dragons cannot be ignored. Learning he's descended from the ancient Deshazl, those once known as the Dragonwalkers, has changed nothing for Fes. He continues to serve Azithan and the empire, even after deceiving them. The ...



  • Dragons will return, but who will control them?

    After betraying both the empire and the rebellion, Fes and Jayell travel alone, struggling to remain safe when a daring break-in that might provide the needed leverage goes awry. Searching for ...



  • A Dragon has risen. Now the fight to protect it begins.

    Still trying to master his magic, Fes begins to understand the nature of his power - along with the risks. With a resurrected dragon once more in the world and with the empire believing...



  • The dragons deserve to be free, but who will be strong enough to ensure their safety? A war long thought over has returned, and this time the empire is not equipped to survive. Still, the dragons are safe, living in the heart of the forest near an...



  • Saving the dragons means risking himself.

    The empire remains in chaos following the last attack. Fes searches to connect to the newly raised dragon, wanting to find him before the Damhur attack again, but when he finally returns to the capit...



  • A centuries old war must end.

    After saving the dragons, Fes knows what must come next, but the empire has other plans. Rather than saving the Deshazl from slavery, the emperor bargains for peace. Can real peace happen when his people remain ...


















  • To protect the dragon misfits, he must first understand them.Jason has returned to the normalcy of the mountain village, but nothing is as it had been. Now connected to the Ice Dragon and responsible for keeping his presence a secret, it won't be lon...



  • Jason has uncovered three dragon misfits. Now he must find the rest before Therin gains controls of them.Now that his sister knows of the dragons, Jason doesn't feel as isolated in their small village. The connection to the dragons lets him protect h...



  • A dark energy descends, and Haern searches for understanding. The metal he's known his entire life, metal he's come to know better than almost anyone alive, has changed. Now he must find out why. The key to this dark power is something unexpected, an...










  • The threat Tolan has long feared has been defeated, but a new danger emerged, one that poses a threat to both shapers and the elementals.For the first time since mastering his connection to the elements, Tolan fears an elemental. He's long advocated ...



  • The dragon misfits are the key to saving the dragons of Lorach but they must act before a stranger destroys them.Jason has secured a tentative peace for Dragon Haven. With his control over illusion, and the Lorach threat thwarted for now, his time is...




  • An assassin with no rival meets a magic he cannot defeat. The Chain Breaker Series begins.Trained to kill from a young age, Gavin Lorren finally escaped that life. No more killing innocents. No more working alone. The jobs are still dangerous, but at...



  • The final book in the Elemental Warrior seriesHaving barely survived the Lands Beyond, Tolan recuperates while preparing for the next attack. His closest allies are gone, leaving him floundering for answers, along with his place in the Academy. Tolan...




  • A true misfit may be the key to finally defeating Lorach, but only if Jason learns its powers in time.Having stopped Lorren and saving the egg, Jason now faces his most dangerous threat as Lorach moves on Dragon Haven.With the city under attack from ...





  • Executioners don't solve crimes, they punish those who commit them. Or so Finn thought before apprenticed to one. Poverty-stricken Finn Jagger would give anything to heal his ailing mother. With his father imprisoned, Finn has joined a thieving crew ...






  • A dangerous magic will be unleashed in the city unless Jayna embraces her dark power.To become a Sorcerer at the prestigious Academy was all Jayna ever wanted-until her parents died and her brother disappeared.To find him, she had to give it all up i...














  • A dangerous power returns to the city, and only the master executioner can stop it. Finn has served the king as journeyman executioner, but the time has come for a testing with the executioner court. Regardless of the outcome, he will no longer serve...




  • Jayna has revealed the depths of darkness within the Society. Now she has to cleanse it completely.Jayna has stopped a deadly dark magic attack on Nelar. While searching for her long missing brother, she learns of a dangerous new dark magic.Stopping ...



  • Gavin must stop a man who shares his training and abilities.Gavin has left the only friends he'd ever made to study his El'aras magic. Though he may share their heritage, he quickly learns that he's not El'aras.When an attack targets them, and has th...




  • Jayna has removed the Sul'toral threat to the Society, but remains an outcast.Having stopped the potential threat to the kingdom, Jayna now serves as the king's advisor while awaiting Ceran, all while looking for information about her brother.Her new...



  • Gavin's connection to a new power makes him a target.Having defeated Chauvan, Gavin now controls the strange destructive nihilar power. Though content back among his friends, his presence in Yoran makes the city a target.When Gavin learns that an anc...



  • An incredible thief. An impossible heist.Fresh out of prison, Jonathan Aguelon wants one big score before he leaves the city for good. The job will be more complicated than any that he's ever attempted, but this time he can steal more than money, he ...



  • Dragons will rise again...The Dragon War has raged for years, but ancient relics of power may be the key to stopping it for good.When the discovery of a rare relic awakens a long lost power within Hal, he learns a truth of the war that challenges all...



  • An impossible heist was only the beginning.Having pulled off an impossible heist, Jonathan wants nothing more than to relax and take a few simple jobs as a distraction. But nothing is ever simple for the Dragon.When friends go missing, an old enemy r...



  • A job pits Jonathan and his team against Heziah, where they finally find a way to fully rid themselves of him. Now jailed, Heziah is no longer a threat. The team can finally relax-and Jonathan can retire with his newfound wealth.When word comes that ...



  • The Lost Riders will return...With the truth of the queen's deception revealed, Hal and his team must find new allies to stop her.Their journey brings them into Dragon Valley, but they quickly learn that all is not well. A dark danger has come to Kee...



  • Jayna must finally understand the truth of her power.With the Society now restored and the kingdom safe, Jayna turns her attention to finding Ceran.She can't help him alone. She'll need the aid of all her friends, but even that might not be enough.Al...



  • An ally's return sparks a dangerous war.Imogen's return should be a time for celebration, but it heralds a dangerous new battle. She's gained new friends and startling new powers. Even that might not be enough to stop what is coming.The Sul'toral hav...



  • Dragons have returned, but not all are pleased...Now that Hal and his team have dealt with the danger of the queen, they find a measure of peace where they hope to understand the dragons.When the Nameless One comes after Hal and his team, peace is sh...



  • Sanaron is a city of fog and violence; a place where even the past can disappear.Kanar Reims, an ex-soldier known as the Blackheart, hides a dangerous secret. Exiled from the Realmsguard, he wants nothing to do with the kind of magic that destroyed h...



  • The Nameless One has been defeated. Now they must rebuild.Having defeated the Nameless One, Hal and the others have gone their separate ways to help with the rebuilding effort.Not all are pleased with what has come to pass.When allies become enemies,...



  • The Prophet seeks a new weapon to rule in Sanaron; few have the power to stop him.Back in Sanaron, Kanar struggles with the consequences of his last job. In the wrong hands, the Alainsith blood is a weapon. With Kanar's team, it might offer protectio...



  • Kryo Karda looks to extend his empire. Only Hal's relic can stop him from starting a war.Presumed dead, Hal awakens without his relic, but with his bond to Keershan intact. He's lucky to be alive, but now must find a way to freedom.Though there's a g...



  • The key to saving the future may come from the past.The Sul'toral have been defeated, but peace is always tenuous-especially around Yoran with the El'aras and Leier making it their home.When Gavin discovers a strange change to the ancient bralinath t...



  • The Prophet has been defeated, but the real danger is still to come.When a dangerous foe comes to the city looking for Kanar, he must find a way to avoid the Hunter while uncovering the truth of a persistent magic they thought defeated.While Honaaz c...



  • Stories claim the Pale Princess was a powerful sorcerer who once saved the world from a dangerous magic. Only a few know the truth.Lan and Sophie lead a simple life with their grandparents, though both long for more. When their grandparents are murde...



  • The magic of the Raven Queen ensures peace and stability. Some would see that time change. Lan and Sophie cannot move on from the deadly attack. Both train to be ready for another attack, but all has been quiet.Sophie continues to train as a sorcerer...



  • 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 ans...



  • War comes. Magic can either save them-or destroy everything. The team has splintered, but they still fight the same war.Honaaz and Lily sail north, where they find a dangerous new threat that threatens more than the coast.Finn and Morgan make their w...



  • One herald has been stopped. Rob must progress to stop them all.With the Eternal now captive, Rob wants answers. A greater danger is coming, and it's one he knows nothing about.But the Eternal refuses to tell him anything.Rob knows other heralds will...



  • A cozy tavern on the edge of the empire holds a deadly secret.When Treylen's mentor died, and his bonded dragon failed to grow like the others, he feared he'd be stuck forever at the mountain abbey where the queen's assassins train.Fate has other pla...



  • An impossible power is coming. None are prepared.The power the heralds serve has begun to move, swallowing everything in its wake.As Rob races to save his realm, he realizes the key to stopping it won't be found in his realm at all.But how can he use...



  • Treylen never thought he'd be hunting his own people. Least of all, family.In the mines of Wetherdin, a foul plot is unfolding. Someone's stealing dragon eggs for the Jaul, and it's up to Treylen, Aaron, and their dragons to infiltrate and root out t...



  • Stopping Kryo Kardia's undead magic may require the power of gods, but will they permit Hal entry?Events of the past have corrupted the future. The gods are responsible for Kryo Kardia's dark power, so will they permit him to be defeated?Dragons and ...



  • 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, ...



  • As myth and history clash, old heroes will rise again.Treylen's last mission revealed a clue in Oara Valley. This deserted elven kingdom, now an overgrown forest and the emperor's hunting grounds, may be home to a den of dragons.With Marziel's rise t...



  • When Kryo Karda unleashes the Undead Legion, old alliances might not be enough.Hal knows that he must face Kryo Kara but must be stronger to handle power like his.Completing the fabled Challenge might be what they need, but it's one that can only lea...



  • The Alainsith claim the memories of the past are stored in the Song. Others use the Song for power.Finn and Morgan have reached the capital only to find it abandoned. People have evacuated, but Finn needs to know if the king is among them.Honaaz and ...



  • The Chain Breaker must fall. Something greater must rise.A dark power builds, but Gavin and his allies can't find its source.Much of what he's learned has been fragments of what he needs. Gavin must find a way to bring it all together if he wants to ...



  • When a power greater than the Chain Breaker rips through his realm, Gavin must become more.When a strange power breaks into Gavin's world from the other realm, he must find a way to stop it-and the ones responsible for forcing open the dangerous vent...



  • The Great Serpent has given a great gift-if only Dax can understand it in time.With the attack on the Great Serpent stopped, Dax and his friends return to the Academy having changed. They no longer fear the Cult of the Dragon, but the Order now knows...



  • Dax Nelson was destined to protect the empire. When he's gifted the power of an unusual essence, everything changes.The Great Serpent grants a gift of powerful essence to those who come before him. The experience, and the gift, is unpredictable but a...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

D.K. Holmberg has published 177 books.

D.K. Holmberg does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Serpent Stairs, was published in November 2023.

The first book by D.K. Holmberg, The Durven, was published in June 2013.

Yes. D.K. Holmberg has 29 series.