A gripping story of courage in the face of impossible odds and the love of family ... the sorcerer has awoken and blights the land ... while the innocent mage hovers between life and death.Rafel's expedition over the mountains to Lost Dorana has disappeared. Now Deenie is having disturbing dreams of her brother and determines to seek the truth. In the company of her best friend she finds a way beyond Lur, only to find that the evil sorcerer, Morg, still holds those lands in a tenuous but strengthening grip.Deenie is faced with an impossible choice ... and the wrong decision will see the destruction of everything they hold dear.Praise for Karen Miller:'a sorceress whose spells become books' tICONDEROGA ONLINE'a blockbuster' NEXUS

International bestseller Karen Miller returns to the world of 'Kingmaker, Kingbreaker' in this brand-new trilogy.Will they risk all to find out the truth ... or turn away forever? Years ago, at the cost of many lives, Asher defeated the dark sorcerer, Morg, and brought peace to Lur ...But now, happily raising a family, Asher realises that peace and safety are an illusion. Something has woken in Lur's earth, creating weather that threatens to tear their world apart. Asher thinks he can save Lur by wielding the dangerous magic that he loathes ... and which may take his life.Rafel, Asher's son, is a mage of great power, but he has to break free of his father to truly discover his talents. All previous expeditions over the forbidden mountains have met with disaster and death, but Rafel is determined to try. As father and son struggle to understand each other, elsewhere a great evil is brewing ...Praise for Karen Miller:'a sorceress whose spells become books' ticonderoga online'a blockbuster story crafted with a strong sense of wonder' Nexus

Enter the Kingdom of Lur, where magic is wielded by few, and others are imprisoned if they dare try. The Doranen have ruled Lur with magic since they arrived centuries ago after fleeing Morg, the mage who started a war in their homeland.

In a family torn apart by poverty and violence, Hekat is no more than an unwanted mouth to feed, worth only a few coins from a passing slave trader. But Hekat was not born to be a slave. For her, a different path has been chosen. It is a path that will take her from stinking back alleys to the house of her God, from blood-drenched battlefields to the glittering palaces of Mijak. This is the story of Hekat, precious and beautiful. A new fantasy trilogy of power and politics, treason and betrayal, and the rise and fall of Empires . . .

Dorana is a nation of magic and mages, a mystery to the people who live beyond its borders. Social elitist Morgan jealously protects the magical status quo ... until he falls in love with a political reformer, Barl, and follows her down the path of experimentation and rule-breaking. At first Barl is thrilled by the success of her seduction, but gradually realises she has unleashed a danger that might well destroy, not only her, but Dorana itself -- perhaps the whole world. As civil war erupts she leads an escape from the madness, knowing that if the trapped Morgan comes after them they will certainly die. Her only hope lies in making an alliance with the peaceful people living in a small country called Lur.

It's been many months since Rafel ventured over Barl's Mountains into the unknown, in a desperate bid to seek help for their ravaged land. With his father's Weather Magic exhausted, there seemed no other hope. Now this too has died. Only Deenie believes Rafel still lives, sensing her brother in tortured dreams. She also knows she must try to find him, as only Rafel's talents could heal their land. The prospect terrifies Deenie, yet she sees no other choice. She soon learns of a dangerous new power. Deenie comes to suspect that not only is her brother involved, but that the evil their father destroyed is somehow reborn. And if she can't save Rafel, then through him, Morg's vast power could once again command their world.

Discover a land of enchantment, legend, and adventure in this first book of the Immortals series, featuring an updated cover for longtime fans and fresh converts alike, and including an all-new afterword from Tamora Pierce. Thirteen-year-old Daine has always had a special connection with animals, but only when she’s forced to leave home does she realize it’s more than a knack—it’s magic. With this wild magic, not only can Daine speak to animals, but she can also make them obey her. Daine takes a job handling horses for the Queen’s Riders, where she meets the master mage Numair and becomes his student. Under Numair’s guidance, Daine explores the scope of her magic. But she encounters other beings, too, who are not so gentle. These terrifying creatures, called Immortals, have been imprisoned in the Divine Realms for the past four hundred years—but now someone has broken the barrier. And it’s up to Daine and her friends to defend their world from an Immortal attack.