Book Preview 1 The Shaping of Spirit Tannen Minden sat with his legs crossed in front of him, the cold stone floor of the cell beneath him and the stink of damp air filling the air around him. The shaping he performed came more easily than it once did, though still was not as effortless … Read more
Book Preview 1 A Warrior’s Plan Smoke hung low over the valley like nothing more than an early morning fog. Had it not been for the stink of charred bodies—lives Tan had watched burned alive—it might have been peaceful. Perched on an outcropping of rock, he looked down on the lake. Clear water tinged with … Read more
Book Preview 1 The Master Shaper Tannen Minden sat at a long, faded oak table, leaning forward as he waited for the instructor to arrive. Only a week in Ethea and already he longed for the forests of Galen around him. Had he been able to find Amia, he wouldn’t have bothered coming to this … Read more
Book Preview 1 Tracks and Smoke The sudden howl sent a shiver through Tan. The terrible sound echoed several times during the day, and each time he reacted the same. He checked his bow reflexively, feeling the reassuring weight of the smooth ash. Whatever was out there didn’t belong in his forest. “There it is … Read more
Book Preview Chapter 1 Lacertin Alaseth stood outside the palace, the cool breeze of the elemental ara blowing along his face. The wind here was so different than the bitter, hot air he’d spent the last few months suffering through while in Nara and then Incendin. His warrior sword, a gently curved blade he long … Read more
Book Preview CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Author’s Note Series by D.K. Holmberg … Read more
Book Preview CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Author’s Note Series by D.K. Holmberg Chapter 1 Chapter 2 … Read more
Book Preview Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Author’s Note Series by D.K. Holmberg … Read more
Book Preview Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Author’s Note Series by … Read more
Book Preview Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Author’s Note Series by D.K. Holmberg … Read more
Book Preview Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 … Read more
Book Preview Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 … Read more
Book Preview Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Author’s Note … Read more
Book Preview Contents 1. Preparations Begin 2. Search For a Scribe 3. Within the Swamp 4. Back Home 5. Making Paper 6. The Captured Kaver 7. Search for Kavers 8. The Bloodletting 9. A Sedative 10. The Poisoner and the Palace 11. Search for Bastan 12. A Surprising Find 13. The Book of Maladies 14. … Read more
Book Preview Contents 1. A Trial of Venom 2. An Unexpected Find 3. Searching the Swamp 4. Advice 5. Working in the Ward 6. A Mother’s Gift 7. Interrogating the Prisoner 8. Reaching Theln Lands 9. Making Easar Paper 10. A Visit 11. Healing the Healer 12. Back to the University 13. Finding Help 14. … Read more
Book Preview Contents 1. The First Victim 2. Back Home for Answers 3. To Be a Physicker 4. An Uncomfortable Ally 5. The Swamp 6. Helping a Friend 7. The Princess Explains 8. An Unusual Case 9. Failure 10. Sneaking with a Thief 11. First Assignment 12. Out into the Steam 13. Finding a Kaver … Read more
Book Preview Contents 1. Back in Caster 2. Search for a Contact 3. Finding Tray 4. The Patient 5. Waiting for Samara 6. The Captor 7. Return to the Palace 8. Fatherly Advice 9. The Scribes Converse 10. Return to the Attack 11. Practice 12. With the Royals 13. Search for the Master 14. To … Read more
Book Preview Contents 1. Staff Training 2. Therapy 3. Making a Visit 4. Study Partners 5. A Library Session 6. The Master Physicker 7. A Merchant Caravan 8. Where We Differ 9. Following the Kaver 10. A Study Group 11. Neither Alive Nor Dead 12. Understanding the Past 13. The Training Continues 14. Foxglove Toxicity … Read more