It has been only two generations since Arthur Warden seized the throne of Heddred from the Conradines, and now the crown rests on the head of Garad, sickly and weak. Shadows gather: legacies of the centuries-long rivalries for power, old betrayals, the endless plots of the courtiers, and the murmur of rebellion in the southern provinces…Catwin, plucked from her life at the edge of the Kingdom, is thrust abruptly into the world of the Court when she is chosen by the Duke of Voltur t...

Friendship and loyalty, secrets and intrigue, prophecy and illusion…I was four hours old when I was cast out by my mother. I was cursed, she said. Kinder to let me die in the snow and the wind than let me live, only to be betrayed.I was twelve when the Duke found me and turned me into a Shadow: bodyguard, spy, and assassin.I was fourteen when he brought me to court. He wanted his niece on the throne, by any means possible. ...

Friendship and loyalty, secrets and intrigue, prophecy and illusion…I was four hours old when I was cast out by my mother. I was cursed, she said. Kinder to let me die in the snow and the wind than let me live, only to be betrayed.I was twelve when the Duke found me and turned me into a Shadow: bodyguard, spy, and assassin.I was fourteen when he brought me to court. He wanted his niece on the throne, by any means possible. I was to be her weapon, wielded as she and ...

From the author of the Light & Shadow Trilogy…Headstrong and defiant, Mahalia dreams of running away to join the caravans that travel across the desert. There, she tells herself, she would be free to practice the magic she has always loved.Her family has other plans. Mahalia is being trained to take her father’s place as leader of their bloodline , and so she spends her days in the gilded cage of a noble’s life.But when an ancient enemy lay...

With Catwin’s help, Miriel has captured the heart of the King, but their victory has come at a cost: the suspicion and enmity of the Duke, and the unrelenting hatred of the Court. As they recover from the attempt on their lives, the two form a fragile alliance, promising that their first loyalty is to each other, and that their one goal is to survive.But to survive, Catwin and Miriel need power, and the search for power of their own draws them ever further into the Court and inexor...

It has been 187 years since Benito Sandoval destroyed the seed colony on Guan-Yu, since the SHN Persephone found what was hunting beyond the borders of Human-occupied space - and only now has a threat come to humanity's borders.But any knowledge of what existed on Guan-Yu was lost with Sandoval and his allies. If humanity is to survive, it must rebuild from the ashes - and it has precious little time to do so.A young lieutenant crippled by her encounter with the Henth. A sc...

"We have come to a moment when what we know as goodness and mercy will not be enough to guide us any longer. Your loved ones may not ever understand what you did here today, but they need you to stand for all that is good in humanity."With these words, war hero Benito Sandoval launched one of the most brutal massacres in human history, attacking the undefended colony of Guan-Yu and slaughtering forty thousand of the civilians he had sworn his life to protect. When humanity's fleet ...

*From Moira Katson, the latest installment in the story of Miriel and Catwin - Light and Shadow...New to the world of Light & Shadow? Start with Shadowborn!********It has been two years since Miriel and Catwin sought shelter in Priteni, a land they thought to be no more than legend. With Heddred far behind them, they believe they have found a safe haven at last.But Priteni is a land of old alliances and older grudges. When an army appears on...

At last, Catwin and Miriel have chosen their own path, escaping the Court and its machinations, and fleeing to the Norstrung Provinces, to aid the rebellion. As they shed the masks and deceptions of their former life, however, both must face the fact that the same dark forces they fled are at work even in the furthest reaches of Heddred.But it is not only avarice and hatred that endanger them—the prophecy made at Catwin’s birth is slowly but surely coming true, and betrayal has fol...

Friendship and loyalty, secrets and intrigue, prophecy and illusion…I was four hours old when I was cast out by my mother. I was cursed, she said. Kinder to let me die in the snow and the wind than let me live, only to be betrayed.I was twelve when the Duke found me and turned me into a Shadow: bodyguard, spy, and assassin.I was fourteen when he brought me to court. He wanted his niece on the throne by any means possible. I was to be her weapon, wie...

She was born a princess. They made her an assassin.Myrina of Stormskeep should be dead. The seven self-crowned, murderous kings of the Storm Queen's Realm thought she was killed in their massacre. But Myrina lives, and while she draws breath, she plots their end:One will appear an accident.Two a coincidence.By three, they will know.But vengeance rarely goes according to plan. The worst of the kings holds he...

The debut fantasy adventure novel by the author of the Wars of Light and Shadow series is "a wonderful breath of fresh air. . . . Just plain fun" ( Fantasy Literature).With her husband, the Duke of Trathmere, slain in battle, Elienne becomes a captive of the loathsome Prime Inquisitor of the conquering army. Her home is now a prize of war, and Elienne swept aside in the wreckage as chattel—until the Inquisitor vows to bed her as punishment for her defiance...