Ian Irvine

In Cython's underground slave camps, only the timid and obedient survive—but Tali is neither of these. In Cython, having magic means the death penalty, and Tali's gift is swelling out of her control. Though no slave has ever escaped, Tali must, for she has sworn to bring her mother's killers to justice. She meets Rix, a nobleman, and together they...

The cruel Merdrun, the greatest warriors in the void, have invaded Santhenar, but their portal failed, leaving them stranded. They're desperately trying to regain contact with the summon stone so they can reopen the portal and begin the slaughter of humanity. Llian, hurled through another portal, sees the summon stone wake and knows the allies have but one chance to...

The Merdrun, cruel warriors blooded by thousands of years of slaughter, are gathering in the void between the worlds. Their long-hidden summon stone is waking, corrupting good people as well as bad, and turning arcane places into magically polluted wastelands. If it is not destroyed it will create a portal and call the Merdrun through. In a nightmare, a nine-year-old...

Hightspall is dying. Every year the winters worsen, and the realm's protective magic disappeared with the traitor-king, Lyf, two thousand years ago. Now Lyf is back, bent on wiping Hightspall off the map and rebuilding his ancient land anew. A slave orphaned by Lyf, Tali holds the key to saving the realm - or destroying it. Can she stop him...