Do you create destiny, or is fate predetermined? What if your entire family, both past and future, was guiding your life, placing you in a position to make one pivotal choice?Set within a world of cloudships and birdmen, Moonstone is the story of a boy educated by the gods, then given the ultimate choice.Orphaned Traiden plans to escape his island home of Carrillion for a life of adventure. When he's unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight of the queen, he's enliste...

Long ago, on a backwater island in a distant realm, a young woman rises to fame. A gifted seer, she quickly draws the attention of the Triumvirate and is taken to the Golden Sphere, where she is forced to become Seer-Primari, the Oracle of Tajerus.Enslaved by the tor'ani, and worried about the fate of her people, she struggles to break her chains and escape the Triad, but in doing so, she is unexpectedly introduced to a young man with unique abilities. Within the jenweld, she guide...

The quest for the Moonstones continues, and Marek and the children travel to Nol-Tajerus to confront the Triumvirate. Hoping to coax the Triad into opening the map cube which might disclose the location of the jewels, Marek is unexpectedly forced into a bargain which could derail the quest and compromise his future.As the expedition teeters on failure, the party is broken apart, sending the children onto separate paths, which will test each of them in unique ways. As they struggle ...

The Great Conjunction--that decisive moment when the Pallomand will confront the Korgon--draws near, but the peoples of the Six Kingdoms remain scattered and in hiding. Guided by the Pallomand, their leaders are unwittingly drawn to a far-off destination, where they will unite to make their final stand.As the last battle looms, Marek's path finally becomes clear, and L'dai learns to follow the compass of her soul. Meanwhile, Cassille is drawn further into the darkness. And behind i...

An original e-novella based on the bestselling video game!Morbed is a thief and a survivor, and his skills in both roles are about to be put to the ultimate test. Joining together with a wizard, a druid, a necromancer, and a crusader, Morbed has arrived at a remote island to track down an elusive vagabond andreclaim valuable items pilfered from the city of Westmarch.But there is something loose on the island, something that has killed and is very close to k...

Captain Vidarian Rulorat's great-grandfather gave up an imperial commission to commit social catastrophe by marrying a fire priestess. For love, he unwittingly doomed his family to generations of a rare genetic disease that follows families who cross elemental boundaries. Now Vidarian, the last surviving member of the Rulorat family, struggles to uphold his family legacy, and finds himself chained to a task as a result of the bride price his great-grandfather paid: The priestess Endera has...

When the brutal dvargir murder her parents, Morigna is raised by the Old Man, the mysterious and feared sorcerer of the hills.But the Old Man does nothing without a price.And his teachings have a purpose of their own...

Sicarion is an assassin without equal, skilled with both sword and spell, and no foe has ever escaped his devilish cunning.Yet when he accepts a contract to kill a renegade sorceress calling herself the Moroaica, Sicarion realizes he may have made a mistake.For what can an assassin do against a woman who has already died as many times as the Moroaica?

After losing his wife and son to a devastating plague, Horace becomes a soldier, sailing to battle for the Great Crusade against Akeshia. A shipwreck lands him on enemy shores, where he finds himself enslaved and on a brutal march across the desert to destinations unknown. When the caravan of slaves encounters a fierce storm, Horace discovers he possesses zoana, a mysterious gift of magic potent enough to instill fear in his captors and to earn him a place in Queen Byleth’s court.H...

From the shining towers of Silvermoon to the sulfurous Blackrock Mountain to the white stone castles of Stormwind, the Eastern Kingdoms are vast and full of wonder. Every corner of the majestic isle contains countless stories, treasures, and more than a few secrets that some would prefer stay buried. Follow Spymaster Mathias Shaw and Captain Flynn Fairwind on an expedition across the Eastern Kingdoms for king and country as they chronicle its history and catalog the weapons, armor, and pow...

The first wave is over, but the invasion rages on. In the midst of all-out war, the ground shifts and moves. Millions upon millions of invaders appear out of nowhere as the artificial plane of Rath overlays Dominaria, covering the natural landscape with the unnatural horrors of Phyrexia. There is no rest for the wicked.

The best short fiction of legendary author Glen Cook (The Black Company, the Dread Empire) is collected into a new volume.For over forty years, Glen Cook has been among the most well-known, influential, and widely respected authors in science fiction and fantasy. Through classic series such as The Black Company, Garrett P.I., the Dread Empire, Starfishers, Darkwar, and more, his gritty, down-to-earth style left an indelible impression on his readers around the world, forever shifti...