For heroes like Leo dan Brock and Stour Nightfall, only happy with swords drawn, peace is an ordeal to end as soon as possible. But peace is just another kind of battlefield, and it doesn't last forever.

Lawyer and journalist Matteo Teresi discovers the existence of a secret sect which initiates devout virgins into the rites of married life, preying on their naivete while promising them divine grace.

In this sequel to The Lost Gate, Orson Scott Card continues his fantastic tale of the mages of Westil, who live in exile on Earth. Gatemage Danny North has become too powerful for the Families to control, so they are determined to kill...

Once a courtier and captain, Lord Cazaril is now but a crippled ex-galley slave, who is suddenly promoted to the exalted and dangerous position of tutor to Iselle, the beautiful sister of the heir to the throne.

The bonds of family, love, and loyalty are pushed to their limits in this thrilling conclusion to the epic saga started in The Bloodbound. As the war between Alden and Oridia draws to an end, the fates of both kingdoms rest on the...

A cunning and impetuous scout, Alix only wishes to serve quietly on the edges of the action. But when the king is betrayed by his own brother and left to die at the hands of attacking Oridian forces, she winds up single-handedly saving...

When Runnel leaves his mountain valley to head for the great city of the water mages, he has no idea of his own magical talents, which soon complicate and endanger the lives of everyone he comes to know and care about. 

In an effort to eradicate humans, a race of intelligent ants is transforming surface animals into high-functioning two-legged killers. Former house cat turned war hero Mort(e) begins a journey that will take him from the remaining human...

Chance Fortunato may be away at boarding school, but the bad guys haven't gone anywhere, and they certainly haven't changed their ways. It falls to Chance's friends to pick up the slack.