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After years of searching, Finn has finally found the motherload. Unfortunately, there's no way to get it home. And he's got to meet John Wayne. Stranded and alone in Denver, Colorado, Finn and his partner Penny (a foot and a half long Faerie Dragon) search for friends and allies in this strange new land. But something about this place isn't right. Magic has gone underground, and has anyone seen John Wayne? Lucky for Finn he's a Dwarf, and underground is where he does his best work.

A pack of hell hounds are terrorizing the magical community, but does anyone know where they came from, or who has hold of their leash? Finn and Penny are asked to hunt the hounds down before anyone else gets hurt, but for a 6' 5" dwarf and a pint-sized dragon, a pack of hell hounds might be a little above their pay grade. Join your favorite giant dwarf and snarky dragon as they start the hunt of a lifetime. They thought finding lost treasure was difficult, but at least the treasure didn't bite back. Grab a box of Charleston Chews and kick up your feet.

For Marit Olsen, magic is all about strategy: it flows freely through her blood, but every use leaves behind a deadly ice-like build-up within her veins called the Firn. Marit knows how dangerous it is to let too much Firn build up-after all, it killed her sister-and she has vowed never to use her thread magic. But when Eve, a fellow orphan whom Marit views like a little sister, is adopted by the wealthy Helene Vestergaard, Marit will do anything to stay by Eve's side. She decides to risk the Firn and uses magic to secure a job as a seamstress in the Vestergaard household.

How can you tell what a spell will actually do? You can't when magic in Austin is on the fritz. No worries. The Hadstrom trio is going old school to fight the Gorafrex-old school magic, that is.Okay, how do you make a potion again? There's no time to figure it out because the Gorafrex is on the move. The Hadstrom witches can still rely on two things. First, alchemy and potions are still in the fight.

The City of Angels holds a world of nightmares for irreverent wizard Josiah Quinn. Not even the end of the world could convince him to visit.But when his estranged daughter Maggie goes missing, he's on the first flight there to track her down. As he tries to pull together the threads of Maggie's life, Josiah uncovers a disturbing trend: sex, drugs, and dangerous magic. Maggie was walking an all too familiar path toward destruction.And now she's gone.To find her, Josiah must navigate an unfamiliar underworld and face an old enemy he thought he left for dead twenty years ago.

The four Elementals are united behind Maggie Parker and Bernie the Gnome. They stand at the gateway into the heart of the ship. What awaits them on the final quest to save the world? The ship's maze of passages has been dormant for centuries and it will take a leap of faith to complete the trials. Puzzles have never been this dangerous. One wrong move too many, and there will be no more chances. Giant boulders chasing after them. Neon dinosaurs. Apelike creatures. Goblins. Would you be brave enough to keep going? What happens if they fail?

A Dwarf, a Dragon, and a Valkyrie walk onto a battlefield. The question is, who will get to walk off - Finn and Penny have been here before and it wasn't pretty. The Dark Star has a trick or two left up her sleeve. Can they risk it all to find out what's next? Well, yeah. These guys are heroes.When the enemy is against the ropes you bring your friends and you strike hard and fast.With no clue of the enemy's location, Finn grasps onto any lead he can find.

Lana Torres has always preferred dragons to people. In a few weeks, sixteen countries will compete in the Blazewrath World Cup, a tournament where dragons and their riders fight for glory in a dangerous relay. Lana longs to represent her native Puerto Rico in their first-ever World Cup appearance, and when Puerto Rico's Runner - the only player without a dragon steed - is kicked off the team, she's given the chance. But when she discovers that a former Blazewrath superstar has teamed up with the Sire - a legendary dragon who's cursed into human form - the safety of the Cup is jeopardized.

Dragons are almost extinct: eggs are rare, and the dragons alive are in danger all because of one man.Thad Reinhart doesn't just want dragonriders gone because their role as adjudicators threatens his businesses. His grudge is personal-but there's one thing he didn't anticipate.S. Beaufont isn't like any dragonrider before. She's modern, thinks differently, and definitely doesn't look like a dragonrider. When it comes to tackling challenges, she uses new-world thinking for old-world problems. But will it be enough to beat an evil bent on destroying the planet?

Just follow the clues across the map to find your family-dead or alive? Lily makes a magical deal and books passage to Europe on a shipping freighter in pursuit of her missing mother. Of course, trouble starts as soon as they reach France...magicals across Europe are being killed with the same cryptic message left behind: A silhouette of a flying heron, the words "Complete the Circle," and spells most can't see. But what does it mean? Can Lily and Romeo figure it out before it's too late for Greta Antony? All magic comes with a price. That price may be Lily herself.