In Illaria, there is a fate worse than death.As long as I can remember, I've been taught to fear the Necromancer King. He controls the kingdom of Illaria with dark sorcery and the constant threat of his undead army. I never thought I'd have reason to cross his path. Everything changed the day his guards tried to kill me. That's when I found out my whole life has been a lie. By joining a resistance group called the White Ravens, I've claimed new roles. Princess of Illaria, sorceress in training, and threat to the Necromancer King.

If the usurper necromancer king hadn't taken my family from me, I would have learned what it meant to be a princess from birth. Instead, I have to figure it out on my own with only a rag-tag group of resistance fighters and my friends to guide me. I thought it would be enough, that we'd figure it out. But we're running out of time, and now everyone I love is in the king's crosshairs. After a betrayal I never saw coming, Ashton's life hangs in the balance. Now, I have to decide how far I'm willing to go and what I'm willing to risk to bring him back.

In the city of Magic's Bend, I protect what's mine. To the world, I'm a feeble Conjurer. To my closest friends, I'm a dangerous Magica with unexplainable powers given to me by a dragon. The downside? If anyone discovers what I am, I'm dead. So I lay low- kicking ass with my weapons, not my magic. Things go to hell when I witness the murder of a powerful vampire ally and become the key suspect. Soon, I'm hunted by the sexiest, strongest supernatural I've ever met. Ares is an unheard of vampire hybrid, and it's hard to say if he wants to screw me or screw me over. I've got three days to catch the real killer. The bad news? It will take my forbidden magic to succeed. But can I control it, much less keep my secret with Ares watching my every move? I'm used to protecting others...now I have to protect myself. *This is an unofficial advance copy. It does not yet have the official cover.

Down with the Necromancer King.After discovering that she¿s accidentally opened a portal to the Darkness, unleashing dark magic and speeding up the King¿s plans, Etta is more determined than ever to stop him before there is nothing left in Illaria to save. Sorcerers must choose sides, dragons will rise, and loyalties are tested as the Battle of Illaria looms.

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This volume gathers the material of the first causality challenge organized by the Causality Workbench Team for the World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI), June 3, 2008 in Hong Kong, including a collection of papers first published in the Journal of Machine Learning Research and a paper summarizing the results of the challenge and contributions of the top ranking entrants. An appendix describes the methods used by participants and a technical report with details on the datasets. The book is complemented by a web site from which the datasets can be downloaded and post-challenge submissions can be made to benchmark new algorithms.