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Cerys is safe in the Kingdom of Aloriya. Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting. It has been this way for hundreds of years, since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom. But as Aloriya prospered, the woods grew dark, cursed, and forbidden. As a new queen is crowned, however, things long hidden in the woods descend on the kingdom itself.

As princess of the kingdom Visidia, Amora has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer, the master of souls. But with a destructive new magic on the rise, it is up to Amora to conquer it.

Targeted by aggressive locals attempting to sabotage her research on a Montana endangered wildlife sanctuary, biologist Alex Carter reports evidence of an injured person to indifferent authorities before uncovering the activities of a serial killer.

With her mentors gone, Kyoshi--the true Avatar--voyages across the Four Nations, struggling to keep the peace. But while her reputation grows, a mysterious threat emerges from the Spirit World.

After years of searching for the next Avatar, the four nations have found peace with Avatar Yun, until Kyoshi, Yun's friend and servant, demonstrates remarkable bending abilities herself. With the identity of the true Avatar at stake, Kyoshi and her fiery friend Rangi flee the Avatar mansion and find supporters in the daofei, outlaws living in the shadows of the Earth Kingdom. But while Kyoshi, Rangi, and their daofei friends face off against underworld rivals, those who seek to control the Avatar draw close.

LA detective Dobbs and FBI agent Gimble race against time and across state lines to stop a deeply deranged killer whose dark, twisted MO is outside the range of logic or experience.

James Rollins presents a collection of twelve stories that dig a little deeper into his creative stomping grounds and open vistas into new landscapes and characters.

One of the best and most effective warriors in the US military's top-secret Program, Eric Steele has been trained to take on lethal enemies, and no threat will deter him from avenging a fallen brother.

Tarisai longs for the warmth of a family. But her mother's plans for her include a magical command that Tarisai kill the crown prince once she gains his trust. Can Tarisai resist being made a pawn?

Returning to DC, Tom Locke discovers that a civil war has fractured Apollo Outcomes, his former employer. A division has splintered off, led by an ambitious, unprincipled former colleague. But Apollo couldn't have pulled this off without help, which means there must be a traitor high up in either the White House or the NSA who is leaking information to Apollo.