The Mercenary Code has been broken and a new Protectorate Empire has arisen. In league with renegade mages known as the Fallen, the Protectorate will stop at nothing to expand its reach and unify the factions of Old Caledun by any means necessary. The few who escaped the coup are now in a tenuous struggle against the growing influence of this corrupt new Order. Mercenary companies loyal to the old ways race to defend one of the last bastions of freedom in the South. In the capable hands of its ardent commander, one city prepares for the decisive battle that will shape the future of Kal Maran. New allies have joined the cause, but can they turn the tide? In the depths of an ancient subterranean library, two unlikely companions continue to explore the mysteries of a long vanished race. While in the distant Drayen Lands, a foreign noblewoman is thrust to the fore in the midst of an enemy invasion by sea. And in the North, hope has been rekindled. Surviving the trials of the Wilds and reaching the lands of the Iron Shield, the An'Dari - legendary protector of Kings - has returned. Searching for Caledun's true heir, his memories hold the key to absolving the sins of the past.

When Lord Uther targets her family, Freya finds herself with nowhere to go... The only people she has left to turn to tell her to let it go, despite the fact that Uther has made it clear that he won't stop until Freya's dead. But when an old friend reappears and Lord Uther's son contacts her, wanting her help to fight his father, Freya might not be as alone as she thought. KINGSGUARD is the ninth book in the Freya Snow urban fantasy series, which starts out as YA and follows Freya’s magical adventures through to university and into adulthood. If you like kick-ass, sarcastic heroines, immersive magical worlds beneath our own, and love that crosses the lines of magical feuds, then you’ll be instantly hooked on L.C. Mawson’s fast-paced urban fantasy series. Download the book to get your fix of strong heroines and immersive fantasy today!

Ron finds himself in a spot of bother when he needs to leave his post. Can the corgis help Ron, and fool the Queen? This gleeful tale will delight young and old.

The king offers a prize to anyone who can fool his sharp-sighted guards.

As the sun sank down below the Realm, the Wold came to life, and the spiders moved in."Sound the charge," Resin said to Spiderkiss, and the old gobesh grinned at him, her teeth filed to sharp points. She raised her voice in a war-cry, and her spider launched itself off the branches. The runners disappeared into their bolt-holes. When they returned, it was with long spears in hand.The first of the faeries hit the webs and tangled hopelessly as they discovered, to their horror, just how well the goblin runners did their jobs. Everywhere they turned, the webs closed in, and more fell around them as Shadowspinner Jumpers shot through the trees trailing nets that hung up on leaf and branch and wing equally, closing off any hope of escape. The faeries faltered, trapped, and that was all the archers needed. Arrows flew, and bodies rained out of the trees, some dead, but many wounded and still struggling to escape.

“I love this series to pieces and so should you.”—Marie Lu, bestselling author of Warcross This riveting prequel to Rae Carson's award-winning and New York Times–bestselling Girl of Fire and Thorns series introduces readers to Hector before he became the man Queen Elisa fell in love with. At fifteen years old, Hector is the youngest squire in the most elite military force in the country. And his first day is disastrous. Everyone assumes the only reason he was recruited is his close personal association with King Alejandro, not because he's really earned it. But Alejandro needs Hector for a secret mission, one that gives him the chance to prove to everyone—including himself—that he is worthy to be a Royal Guard. Hector must break into the ancient Fortress of Wind to retrieve something so important that the kingdom's future depends on it. What Hector finds in the fortress will stretch his bond of friendship with his king near to breaking. And it will prepare him to become the fearsome warrior and lord commander Elisa will never let go. Don’t miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson’s action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns!