August Li

Book Five of the Blessed EpochWhose hand will orchestrate the change in the world? The decade-long war with Johmatra is over, but peace hangs by a thread in Garith's kingdom. Yarrow, isolated in his island realm, refuses to abide by the treaty or to follow the dictates of the priestesses. Others-Octavian Rose among them-are uneasy with the growing military power of the temples, and the mage island of Espero remains a tenuous ally. Garith knows his...

Yarrow and Duncan's precarious alliance is strained by a third member with reasons that may not be in the best interests of the kingdom.

Patrick and Yu want to take the next step on their journey together, but they disagree on where their path should lead.

Tyler has the mountains in his bones, and he can't leave sleepy Starling Hollow even if everyone else has. He has no prospects other than helping out Granny Buchanan, the local conjure woman, and trying to keep the old Greenbrier Inn from falling down. He knows neither one's long for the world, and he dreads the idea of being alone. Granny Buchanan's as stubborn as the mountain, with a memory almost as long. She has no plans to leave Tyler alone-there's...

The sea is full of jealously guarded secrets, but everything washes up eventually….Betrayed by a trusted partner, Nathan figures he might as well be lost and heartbroken in the sunshine, and he heads to the coast of South Carolina, to stay with a friend and find a new direction for his life. But despite his efforts, he is lost in the fog, unable to find a guiding light and sometimes unable to find a reason to go on. His only respite from depression...

Despite their disparate natures, Yarrow, Duncan, and Sasha united against overwhelming odds to save Prince Garith's life.

When mage Yarroway L'Estrella and knight Duncan Purefroy are both assigned to escort Prince Garith to his new bride and kingdom, neither is sure he trusts the other, but a disturbing secret and another ally forces the three to work together, in Ashes and Echoes. After Yarrow leaves Duncan and Sasha to find a cure for his magical affliction, in Ice and Embers, the pair is left on their own to deal with Duncan's new realm of Windwake and Sasha's former...

Two men, each with a hidden destiny. Can they defeat a web of deceit and dark magic to ensure their fates intertwine? Bedouin Isra al-Grayjaab's dreams lead him to Janan, an amnesiac beggar on the street of Qena-one who steals his heart and starts him on a seemingly hopeless quest. With only their wits, Isra's knowledge of the desert's secrets, and the aid of a mercurial djinn, they must recover Janan's past. But neither can predict his true identity...

Lord protector of whores, thieves, sorcerers, and deviants. Owning a parcel of land the railroad needs to cross means Edward gets to run the border town around the station as he sees fit. What starts as a place to indulge his varied appetites becomes a haven to society's castoffs, and if Edward encourages legends about its founder to flourish, well, he's not so much a liar as a man who wants to protect all the cultures living in peace. Being mayor...

Querry, Reg, and Frolic are tricked into a quest for arcane knowledge-a mission that will change them, and their relationship, forever.