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For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Malik must strike a fatal deal.

After losing one of his nine lives, ThunderClan's leader, Bramblestar, became intent on rooting out and exiling cats he claims are traitors to the warrior code. But some cats know the truth: this isn't the real Bramblestar, and their leader's true spirit is desperate to return to its rightful place before the rising tension among the five Clans erupts into outright war.

ThunderClan's leader, Bramblestar, has been behaving erratically after losing one of his nine lives, and suspicion is quickly spreading across Clan borders. And when a strange apparition sparks unrest in SkyClan and ShadowClan, each warrior must decide where their allegiances lie, with their Clan, or the warrior code itself.

Packed with action and intrigue, this story reveals that all five warrior Clans have settled into their true homes in the territory around the lake. But when a shockingly harsh leaf-bare season descends on the forest, a new darkness begins to spread--a shadow that threatens a beloved Clan leader, the cats' connection with their ancestors in StarClan, and the very warrior code they live by.

Jude becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, she will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters--and Faerie itself.

Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground. As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world. With her dying breath she bequeaths her mysterious powers to Penric, changing his life forever.

Even with Talon after her, Ember Hill is determined to rescue Garret Xavier Sebastian, a dragon-slaying Order of St. George soldier who saved her from an assassin. But Ember discovers that a reckoning is brewing and she must decide: Retreat to fight another day or start an all-out war?

Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form, the dragons of Talon have become strong and are now positioned to take over the world. But for Ember Hill, things are about to get complicated.

Pearl Petal and Ben Silverstein can't wait for their first official day as apprentices of Dr. Woo, veterinarian for imaginary creatures. But things go awry when Ben is captured by a monster in the lake behind the hospital and held hostage. It's up to Pearl to hatch a rescue mission.

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 him.