Asher sets out to punish King Geladon for taking the innocent life of his dear friend, Jasmine. Only a towering fortress, half-animal guards, Geladon's own magic and Jasmine's moral teachings against revenge stand in his way.

Most days, Favored Peleguin and Healer Beliam get along well. Sure, priest and physician have their differences of opinion, but their friendship was always based on a sense of respect and mutual tolerance.Today, Father Peleguin presides over Beliam's execution.As if watching his friend die were not enough to bear, Father Peleguin fears Beliam may be in the right after all. The death toll rises in Dawnshire, and the church's magical supply of Kes grows...

Rival werewolf packs leap into a brutal battle of claw, tooth and silver. One seeks only to fill their bellies with human flesh, the other struggles to defend their loved ones living in the nearby settlement.

With the arrival of the Great Malik, the violence in Issamere was supposed to stop. Keevan's schooling should have prospered and his family as well.But when the Suadan High Priestess is assassinated, and the evidence points to Corvan, Keevan must put to his recently used Persuader skills in an effort to clear his friend's name. To make matters worse, the new High Priestess holds no love for Outlanders like Keevan and Corvan, echoing the Harbor Guild's...

Prince Labek's people face extinction. The barbarian tribes struck as one, cutting down the capital city and his entire family in a matter of a few bloody hours. Now all that remain is a small number of survivors desperate for a power no enemy can match. But the 'Binding Trial' requires two candidates and if finding a powerful princess weren't issue enough, the price of failure will include the death of every remaining person Labek holds dear.

The Destroyer's taint thrives in Shaylis' western mountains, weaving her influence into nature and man alike. The fleeing malagian and felshaw soldiers have little chance of survival. Her ranks recover all too quickly.But a bright ray of hope appears. Gereth has discovered a way to track the Destroyer's whereabouts. Her path leads them into the heart of those tainted hills, towards a device of ancient power. The battle to reach her is costly, but...

An ancient evil stirs in the hills beyond Shaylis. The damned soul's influence touches rich and poor alike, twisting the people against their fellows and coating the streets in terror.As if surviving his assassin training weren't a tall enough task, now Kaltor Stratagar faces a race against time. The creature's strength grows by the hour, compelling more souls to her cause. If Kaltor doesn't find a means of breaking her hold upon the minds of men,...

Charged with the task of secretly escorting the infant child, Keevan, to safety, Captain Cahlder thinks his early retirement an easy thing to earn. But an enemy ambush scatters even the best laid plans to the wind.

In her last moments, the Destroyer revealed a great secret in the heart of Levarion's King, Taleveer. A dark truth no true Battleborn of Levarion can let stand. But now Kaltor walks as any other Battleborn, without his Remnant power to sustain him.Fractured allegiances, broken oaths and desperate escapes hurl Kaltor back into Levarion's heart. Family loyalties will burn. True love will turn to stone. Taleveer's greatest ally surfaces for the former-Remnant's...

In the epic conclusion to the 'Assassin's Rising' Series, a new Varadour Remnant emerges. Atacherous demands a contest of arms before the entire realm. Kaltor must prove his worth again, lest his followers be butchered for supporting him against the devious King.He must also face the Venom Queen, Meriska, who specializes in untraceable poisons. Earning such a woman's respect challenges even the bravest of men, but she's also his fiancé's motherBut...