She came to protect a people, but she needs to preserve a world.Kyndra has saved and damned the people of Mariar. Her star-born powers healed a land in turmoil, but destroyed an ancient magic – which once concealed them from invaders. Now Kyndra must head into enemy territory to secure peace.She finds the Sartyan Empire, unstable but as warlike as ever. It’s plagued by dissident factions, yet its emperor still has the strength to crush her homeland. The Khr...

To protect her future, she must defend her pastKyndra has finally mastered her cold Starborn powers – but is it too late? A faction of assassins, who can manipulate time, plan to rewrite the history of Acre. These Khronostians will ensure the Sartyan Empire was never founded. And in this new narrative, Kyndra is never even born.With her ally Char, and the rogue Khronostian Ma, Kyndra resolves to enlist the help of the dragons, banished long ago. They must f...

Shortlisted for the 2016 David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best DebutDeath and destruction will bar her way. . .Kyndra's fate holds betrayal and salvation, but the journey starts in her small village. On the day she comes of age, she accidentally disrupts an ancient ceremony, ending centuries of tradition. So when an unnatural storm targets her superstitious community, Kyndra is blamed. She fears for her life until two strangers save her,...

Shortlisted for the 2016 David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best DebutDeath and destruction will bar her way. . .Kyndra's fate holds betrayal and salvation, but the journey starts in her small village. On the day she comes of age, she accidentally disrupts an ancient ceremony, ending centuries of tradition. So when an unnatural storm targets her superstitious community, Kyndra is blamed. She fears for her life until two strangers save her,...

Kyndra hat ihr Land fürs Erste vor dem Untergang gerettet, doch nun muss sie sich in feindliche Gebiete aufmachen, um den Frieden für ihre Heimat auch zu sichern. Auf der Suche nach Verbündeten gerät Kyndra zwischen die Fronten – denn im Nachbarland Acre ist nicht alles so geordnet, wie es scheint. Es regt sich Widerstand gegen das herrschende Regime und diverse Gruppen wollen Kyndra auf ihre Seite ziehen. Dann trifft sie in der Wüste auf einen jungen Mann, in dem Kräfte schlummern, von de...